Thread:MediocreKnight/@comment-27666783-20200227215226/@comment-25808351-20200310210151

1 thing to keep in mind, is Vlad The Impaler was sorely outnumbered by the Ottoman Empire. So he decided “instead of beating our enemies military strength wise, we demoralize the shit out of them”. Then he did the impaling stuff. Can you imagine walking through a field of impaled people of all ages? That would make any invaders turn around and go home.

Now whether or not Vlad was always a vicious bastard or made so by his campaign, he continued that savagery well into his rule. I’d imagine his reasoning was he had to maintain this brutal reputation or otherwise his enemies might grow bold and try another invasion. But one can’t deny that some of the legends that come from his rule, have no reason to them other than being a vicious bastard.

1 legend in particular is that he placed a golden cup at the well in the center of the town below his castle. When he went to go drink from the well, he warned that if the cup was missing or moved slightly, the town would suffer. Wacky shit man.