William Wallace: The legendary Scottish rebel, who led a bloodthirsty rebel army against the English oppressors.
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Vlad the Impaler: The Wallachian ruler, who's blood thirsty nature, inspired the legend of Dracula.
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William Wallace[]
Sir William Wallace was a 13th century Scottish knight and one of the main leaders of the First War of Scottish
Independence against the English king, Edward I. He has become an icon of Scottish history in many parts of the world beyond his own.
Little is known of Wallace's past. He was a member of the Scottish minor nobility, and possibly served as an archer in the army of Edward I. Wallace's youth was during a time of political turmoil. As a succession crisis was finally about to end, Edward, who had been invited to arbitrate, rejected the decision of the Scottish feudal court and declared himself to be Lord Paramount of Scotland, and defeated the lords who rejected his claim in battle.
The noblemen of Scotland were not completely pacified, however, and many of them worked to plot an uprising, Wallace included. The first true act of rebellion was Wallace's assassination of William Heselrig, and English sheriff. Wallace the gathered supports and began to conduct raids on English-held settlements. At the same time, other rebellions began to break out in other parts of Scotland.
Edward sent a large invasion force to put down the rebellions, but it was decisively defeated by Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and the raids continued. Wallace was knighted for his efforts at Stirling. He also assumed the title of Guardian of Scotland. The following year, Edward personally lead a second invasion force, and crushed Wallace's army at the Battle of Falkirk. Wallace escaped, but his reputation suffered and he surrendered his title to Robert the Bruce.
Wallace traveled throughout mainland Europe in an attempt to gather support from England's enemies, with little success. He returned to Scotland and evaded capture for several years, but he was eventually arrested by a Scottish knight loyal to Edward. He was found guilty of treason and war crimes by the English, and sentenced to death. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered, and his dismembered body parts were displayed across Britain as a warning.
William Wallace leads his men to freedom with:
The Wallace Sword
- Weight: 5.95 pounds
- Length: 5 feet & 4 inches
- Steel
- A greatsword used by Wallace himself, may be a predessesor of the claymore sword
Arming Sword
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Length: 3 feet
- Steel
- Double edged blade, used by William's troops
Pike
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Length: 9-10 feet
- Steel point, wooden shaft
Ettrick Longbow
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Length: 6 feet
- Range: 600 feet
- Yew, wood
- Steel Arrows
Chainmail shirt & Coif
- Weight: 30 pounds
- Steel
Round Shield
- Weight: 1 pound
- Length: 14 inches in diameter
- Wood, steel boss
Vlad the Impaler[]
Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler,
was a Prince of Wallachia in the 15th century who is remembered for his brutal war against the Ottoman Empire, and for the cruel punishments he imposed on criminals and prisoners of war. In the English-speaking world, he is perhaps best known as the inspiration for name of the titular vampire from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
Vlad was born in approximately 1430, the son of then Prince of Wallachia Vlad II. To secure an alliance with the Ottoman Empire, Vlad was sent to Ottoman territory as a hostage. When war began between the Ottomans and the forces of John Hunyadi, Vlad's father and his older brother were killed in the resulting chaos. Hunyadi installed Vlad's cousin as the new prince.
With his father and brother dead, Vlad became a potential claimant to the Wallachian throne. He seized control in 1448, while his cousin was occupied fighting alongside Hunyadi, but he was forced to flee to Ottoman territory when his cousin returned to Wallachia.
He tried again after his cousin fell out with Hunyadi, who transferred his support to Vlad. With Hunyadi's support, he defeated the Wallachian army, killed his cousin in single combat, and was again made Prince of Wallachia. He used brutal methods to consolidate his power over the region, purging the upper social classes of any dissidents and plundering the villages of the Saxons who opposed him.
Mehmed II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, took note of Vlad's exploits, and demanded that Vlad pay homage to him. Vlad instead had Mehmed's messengers executed, and began a campaign against the Ottomans. Mehmed raised an army and marched it to Wallachia, intent on dethroning Vlad and replacing him with Radu. Vlad's forces retreated from the coast, adopting guerrilla and scorched earth tactics to slow Mehmed's advance.
Vlad led an attack on the Ottoman camp during the night, aiming to kill Mehmed and force the army's retreat. The attack failed, and Mehmed continued his march. When the Ottomans arrived in Târgovişte, they were horrified to discover a forest of thousands of Turkish corpses impaled on spikes. Exhausted, demoralized, and now terrified, Mehmed's army vacated Wallachia.
Despite Vlad's victory, many Wallachians began to defect to Radu's side. Vlad requested help from the King of Hungary to quell the rebellion, but he was betrayed and imprisoned. He was released after twelve years at the request of Stephen III of Moldovia, and he began to aid the Hungarian armies in their fight against the Ottomans. He was killed in battle in 1476. Vlad the Impaler became famous for his cruelness with a deadly arsenal including:
Kilij
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Length: 3 feet
- Steel
- Single edged curved blade
Halberd
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Length: 6 feet
- Steel head, wooden shaft
Steel Crossbow
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Length: 2 feet
- Range: 450 feet
- Steel bow, wooden stock
- Steel Bolts
Steel Plated Chainmail & Steel Helmet
- Weight: 44 pounds
- Steel rings, steel plates
Heater Shield
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Length: 14 inches in diameter
- Wood covered with steel
Analysis & Notes[]
My Edges[]
Short: Edge William Wallace: His greatsword is longer, has more versatility, I mean it can hack and slash, while the kilij can only slash. Notes: William's rebels will be armed with arming swords, which I think get the advantage over the kilij for being more versatile.
Mid: Edge Vlad the Impaler: I mean the pike will be effective in large man scenario and can keep you at safe distance, and add the fact William and his men has experience with it. Halberd on the other hand is shorter, easier to move and have more options to attack, so this is why it gets the edge.
Long: Edge Even: Well personally I can't decide. The plated mail will save Vlad and his Walachian soldiers from the longbow's arrows, but Vlad's crossbow has inferior range to the longbow and has too much time to reload. Again Vlad's powerful arbalest and armor will save him from William's longbow shots, but it will take time to reload and his arbalest has inferior range, so is dead even for me.
Armor: Edge Vlad: His armor is indeed heavier and he has shield and helmet who will weight in more. While William is more mobile and his armor is quite good to be honest and it protects him well and allows him to be more mobile, but Vlad's plates, helmet and steel shield get him the edge here.
X-Factors[]
Training: William Wallace 81/ Vlad the Impaler 89:
Well William was a rebel after all, but didn't mean he couldn't have trained alongside with his men, during their rebellious campaign, but still he couldn't afford the training Vlad had, since he was a Walachian prince and heir to the Wallachian throne, so he was possibly trained in archery, swordsmanship, mounted combat and those kind of stuff. Also some records suggest that during his time with the Ottomans, they were training Vlad if they decided to turn him to a Janissary.
Brutality: William Wallace 90/ Vlad the Impaler 100:
William was not kind to the English troops, heck they stole his land and after he became a leader of the rebellion, they wanted to kill him further more. So the English murdered his wife, enslaved his nation and then searched him to kill him and you expect him to be a nice guy towards them? Vlad on the other hand needs no introduction, I mean he inspired Dracula, he impaled people and made forest of impaled corpses, he murdered the Ottoman forces recklessly, and there were stories he nailed a messenger.
Psychological Warfare: William Wallace 83/ Vlad the Impaler 100:
Well from what we know William polished his sword with the English soldiers skin and that could send a shiver down your spine. Vlad was a master of psychological warfare, he used biological warfare to spread bubonic plague to infiltrate Turkish forces with disease. While both were master of surprise attacks and guerrilla warfare along with hit and run tactics.
Mental Health: William Wallace 84/ Vlad the Impaler 50:
William has had a rough life, losing your land will make you go crazy and so William was brutal, but against the English which he fought bravely and smartly. Vlad was absolutely evil, he was like a crazy psychopath for his time. He was known for his lack of empathy and his extremely sadistic and brutal behavior, torturing in gruesome way his enemies. William never tortured nor was sadistic like Vlad.
Notes[]
Voting ends on 11th April
The fight will be 30 vs 30. William and his Highlanders(10 archers and 20 foot soldiers with pikes as main weapon and swords as side arms) will take on Vlad and his Wallachians (10 crossbowmen and 20 foot soldiers armed with halberds and kilij sabers). No horses will be present. The fight is taking place on a open field, with forest behind it.
Only well written votes with valid and good explanation will be counted. No such things as one sentence comment or any rude comments or spam. If i had made any mistake feel free to tell me down in the comments below.
The Battle[]
To be written.
Expert's Opinion[]
Experts believe Vlad won because of hi superior weaponry and armor. While William and his Highlanders had an edge with the pikes in the formation and they had overall better close range weapons, Vlad and his Wallachian soldiers had the edge in every other category, plus Vlad was better trained and he was a better general than William, plus he was successful on the battlefield unlike William.