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I wish I had been born a man, I would have killed thousands in battle, taken over countries, burned witches - I would have been a hero.

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Elizabeth Báthory

Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian) is recorded as being one of the most prolific serial killers in history, as documented by her entry in the Guinness Book of Records, and is estimated to have brutally tortured and killed between 80 and 650 young women between 1585 and 1610. She was imprisoned in 1610 within Csejte Castle, now in Slovakia, where she remained immured in a set of rooms until her death four years later. The gruesome tale of Elizabeth Bathory has become part of national folklore and the subject of numerous plays, books, and movies. She is often compared with Vlad III the Impaler of Wallachia, on whom the fictional Count Dracula is partly based, and has become known as The Blood Countess. But in recent years, the truth behind these tales has been brought into question and some scholars now argue that Elizabeth Báthory was no murderer, but rather a strong woman turned into the victim of political betrayal.

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    Ich wünschte, ich wäre als Mann geboren worden, hätte Tausende im Kampf getötet, Länder erobert, Hexen verbrannt - ich wäre ein Held gewesen.

    Mi deziras, ke mi estus naskita homo, mi estus mortiginta milojn en batalo, transpreninta landojn, bruligitajn sorĉistinojn - mi estus heroo.

    Desearía haber nacido hombre, habría matado a miles en la batalla, conquistado países, quemado brujas, habría sido un héroe.

    J'aurais aimé naître homme, j'aurais tué des milliers de personnes au combat, pris le contrôle de pays, brûlé des sorcières - j'aurais été un héros.

    szeretném, ha egy embert születtem volna, megölhettem volna több ezer csatában az országokat, égett boszorkányokat - hős lettem volna.

    Jeg skulle ønske jeg hadde blitt født som mann, jeg ville ha drept tusenvis i kamp, overtatt land, brent hekser - jeg ville vært en helt.

    Eu gostaria de ter nascido homem, teria matado milhares em batalhas, conquistado países, queimado bruxas - teria sido um herói.

    کاش میں ایک آدمی پیدا ہوتا، میں جنگ میں ہزاروں کو مار دیتا، ملکوں پر قبضہ کر لیتا، چڑیلیں جلاتا- میں ہیرو ہوتا۔

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