• @remotedev@lemmy.ca
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    298 months ago

    Must’ve been so awkward in his early years when asked “Vlad the Impaler?? How many people have you impaled” and you have to say none

  • IninewCrow
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    -38 months ago

    mid-30s in the 15th century? … isn’t that the equivalent of saying mid 70s in the 2020s?

    mid-30s in the 15th century meant that you were basically almost dead with some sort of physical health problem, you got a scratch and died of infection or you just starved to death from malnutrition.

    • Dr. Coomer
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      18 months ago

      He was a warlord, so I’m guessing with the mix of his status which gave him better care as well as being lucky, he lived longer.