Why does so much of folklore and foundation mythology have such noticeably violent roots? From The Trojan War To Vlad The Impaler, our mythology is steeped in war and violence: stories of heroes, death and betrayal. War has been a constant in human history, and stories of conflict often lie at the root of a society's values, ideals and identity. We explore the violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.

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