Talk:Tewodros II of Ethiopia
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This articles seems a little too.....eulogistic - by all accounts Theodore, though in many ways a reformer was also a bloodthirsty psychopath (Wald Gabr massacre, reduction of Gondar etc) - does nayone want to correct the imbalance in the article or shall I try?--Peteranthony 15:43, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
It seems more like you are the bloodthirsty psychopath. Speak for yourself. British enthusiast! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.197.230.14 (talk • contribs) on 21:21, 5 June 2006.
lol - I am being serious though- fair enough, look's like I'll be doing it myself. --Peteranthony 17:46, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Someone should correct the article anyway, after all this man killed tens of thousands in cold (and hot) blood. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.232.1.229 (talk • contribs) on 11:51, 30 October 2006.
Is there a source for the "Not Even Pending" statement regarding the letter? It sounds like a joke taken out of context.
Eye-witness accounts of Theodore's actions are unanimous in their descriptions of his madness and cruelty, describing the crucifixion and senseless slaughter of many thousands of people, including women and children:
G.A. Henty, "The March to Magdala", 1868; The reporting of Sir Henry Morton Stanley for the New York Herald, and "Coomasie and Magdala", 1874; William Simpson's reporting for the Illustrated London News, and "Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia, 1868"; Dr. Henry Blanc, "A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia", 1868; Mormuzd Rassam, "Narrative of the British Mission to Theodore of Ethiopia", 1869.
There is also an account of Theodore's atrocities related by Wald Gabr, Theodore's valet, given to Captain Charles Tristram Speedy, who was with the the British expedition against Theodore. I do not have this citation at the moment, but will look for it. So there seems to be overwhelming firsthand corroboration of Theodore's reputation as a psychopathic mass murderer. Kdoylekeenan 19:20, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[User: kdoylekeenan]
[edit] Russian descendents
From the Wikipedia articles it's not clear which is the exact genealogical relationship among Tewodros, Peter Ustinov, Alexandre Benois, Eugene Lanceray, Zinaida Serebryakova, Anna Akhmatova and Leon Benois. Are there more famous Tewodrosids besides Ustinov? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.20.17.84 (talk • contribs) on 16:33, 20 September 2006.
