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    Posted: 29-Jun-2012 at 12:40
My favorite story about Tepes, which is probably apocryphal, tells that one time he was walking on a "forest" of impaled corpses with his officers when he noticed that one of them was covering his nose:

Vlad: What is the problem officer?
Officer: I'm sorry My Lord, but the stench is too great to bare.

Vlad then had the young officer impaled on the highest stake and told him: "Now you dont have to worry about the stench anymore, you can stay up there enjoying the cold breeze of the mountains.

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I liked him. He tried to bring down the traitorous and corrupt nobles of his nation and fight the Ottomans. He was a quite capable general and was personally very brave. His enemies exaggerated his atrocities.
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Exaggerated or not, by modern definitions Vlad was a psychopath. He was brave and cunning, but also very cruel
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I firmly disagree with the word psycopath. He used terror as an effective weapon. He didn't randomly impale people thats propaganda.
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Originally posted by Delenda est Roma

I firmly disagree with the word psycopath. He used terror as an effective weapon. He didn't randomly impale people thats propaganda.


If you read more about him you come closer to the belief he was normal psychologically. He was the most effective ruler in 15th century after Mircea the Elder, he reorganized Wallachia, built moasteries and courts that still stands (he founded Bucharest among others). It seems he used terror with two purposes: to maintain his political power inside Wallachia and to impress the Turks who had a much bigger army.

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From Wikipedia:

"Vlad found Wallachia in a wretched state: constant war had resulted in rampant crime, falling agricultural production, and the virtual disappearance of trade. Regarding a stable economy essential to resisting external enemies, he used severe methods to restore order and prosperity. Vlad had three aims for Wallachia: to strengthen the country's economy, its defense, and his own political power. He took measures to help the peasants' well-being by building new villages and raising agricultural output. He understood the importance of trade for the development of Wallachia. He helped the Wallachian merchants by limiting foreign merchant trade to three market towns: Târgșor, Câmpulung and Târgoviște. Vlad considered the boyars the chief cause of the constant strife as well as of the death of his father and brother. To secure his rule, he had many leading nobles killed and gave positions in his council, traditionally belonging to the greatest boyars, to persons of obscure origins, who would be loyal to him alone, and some to foreigners. For lower offices, Vlad preferred knights and free peasants to boyars. In his aim of fixing up Wallachia, Vlad issued new laws punishing thieves. Vlad treated the boyars with the same harshness, believing them guilty of weakening Wallachia through their personal struggles for power. The army was also strengthened. He had a small personal guard, mostly made of mercenaries, who were rewarded with loot and promotions. He also established a militia or ‘lesser army’ made up of peasants called to fight whenever war came."


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Originally posted by Menumorut

Originally posted by Delenda est Roma

I firmly disagree with the word psycopath. He used terror as an effective weapon. He didn't randomly impale people thats propaganda.


If you read more about him you come closer to the belief he was normal psychologically. He was the most effective ruler in 15th century after Mircea the Elder, he reorganized Wallachia, built moasteries and courts that still stands (he founded Bucharest among others). It seems he used terror with two purposes: to maintain his political power inside Wallachia and to impress the Turks who had a much bigger army.

A very informed and non biased opinion.
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STILL looking for more maps from the time of Vlad Tepes...Okamido's map is the most helpful, however it's hard to read because I can't enlarge it. 

Any further ideas or advice?
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