[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: A tyrant of cruelty or a hero who defended his country?
It is the middle of the 15th century. The Ottoman Empire dominates Europe to the south and Hungary to the west.
In Wallachia (now Southern Romania), a small country sandwiched between these two powerful nations, a young prince is crowned.
His name is Vlad III.
While domestic politics is dominated by the aristocracy and foreign policy is influenced by the situation of the great po...
This is my impression after reading the first volume.
Content: A depiction of the reign of the Vlad that became the inspiration for Dracula. I'm not knowledgeable enough about that era to say anything about historical accuracy. It feels very atmospheric, and the art is beautiful.
Language: There's a lot of political and legal terms used with not a lot of furigana. For someone like me with close to no familiarity with these, that meant a lot of lookups. (And an opportunity to learn a lot of new