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[–] Barbarian 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Vlad was done dirty by Matthias Corvinus and the papacy. He wasn't exactly a nice guy to his enemies (and by modern standards, like every other contemporary ruler, he'd be considered a monster), but a lot of the cruelty was greatly exaggerated and some parts were wholly invented.

EDIT: It also doesn't help that Romanian fascists actually liked the casting of Vlad as this incredibly overblown brutal ruler. They wrote poems and stories praising his brutality as a positive thing in service of a strong state.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

On one hand, I disapprove of Vlad's Muslim impaling policy.

On the other hand, I absolutely approve of Vlad's boyar-kiling policy!