Posts by doomer321

doomer321

4 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

I've stumbled upon an article online that details the life of Vlad, and it states that he is seen as somewhat of a hero in Eastern Europe and as a madman in the West.

I wanted to know how Vlad the Impaler is viewed in Poland. I do understand that there were German and Russian sources that detailed his life and that the German sources have a more negative view of him than the Russian ones. However, I'm interested to find out which sources/pamphlets helped influence Poland's views on Vlad the Impaler. The Russian or the German ones? Is he viewed as a hero in Poland?

Thanks in advance,

doomer321

4 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

Thank you people for giving me your answers. It seems like the demographic is somewhat diverse when it comes to opinions Vlad Tepes.
Now here comes a difficult question. Does anybody know whether the Russian or German pamphlets help shape the opinion of the Polish population?
Anyways, continue with your comments if you'd like. They are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

doomer321

5 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

Hmmmm interesting. I understand that the word "Slavic tale" is used interchangeably with "Russian tale."
I'm also aware that Polish and Russian are both Slavic languages, but does that mean the Russian tales/pamphlets influenced Poland's views on Vlad the most?

I've always thought that maybe the German tales were more influential due to Poland's proximity to Germany and their religious differences with the rest of Eastern/Central Europe.

Anyways, thanks for the help.

doomer321

7 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

Crow, so I'm going to guess that the word "slav" has changed it's meaning from time to time since the 15th century?

One thing that still irritates me is the articles on Vlad Tepes that states that he is viewed more positively in Eastern Europe despite the fact that the word "Eastern Europe" is thrown around loosely with no exact definition or boundary.

Anyways, judging from peoples responses, I'm going to assume that Vlad was never really seen as a hero or anything in Poland.

doomer321

7 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

Didn't the Order of the Dragon also have figures that were of Germanic origin?
I'm pretty sure Thomas Duke of Norfolk and Albert von Habsburg were among some of them, and as you might be aware of, Germany did not have a good view of Vlad.

doomer321

9 Jun 2014

History / Is Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Tepes seen as a hero in Poland? [25]

Speaking of the Balkans, does anybody know how Vlad Tepes is viewed in Greece? Villain or Hero?

how Vlad Tepes is viewed in Greece? Villain or Hero?

Since it's pretty obvious that Poland views on him seem very similar to that of the Germans......I think...