Letter from 1475 contains proteins suggesting he suffered from hemolacria, respiratory problems.
  • AcornCarnage@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Maybe it’s just too early in the morning for my brain, but I’ve read this sentence at least 10 times and I’m still not certain what happened to who.

    Vlad spent several years as a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire, along with his younger brother Radu, and his father and older brother, Mircea, were murdered in 1447.

    I think it means to read something like…

    Vlad, along with his younger brother Radu, spent several years as a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire. In 1447, his father and older brother, Mircea, were murdered.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    He may have been a ruthless, bloodthirsty murderer who wept tears of blood, but he absolutely wins the mustache competition.