Edward seems almost possible. There are some pretty wild stories about conjoined twins. Two faces, one brain, only one controls the movement, but both have access to the thought processes and the other face can control his own mouth. I think that has some believability to it. Also, JK Rowling totally stole this guy's evil face for the Philosopher's Stone.

@sithzerikai

3 жыл бұрын

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@jennklein1917

Жыл бұрын

JK has stolen many archaic ideas, and

He was best portrayed in American Horror Story: Freak Show by Wes Bentley.

@johnweber4029

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's where I know this character from American Horror Story. Other than that, never heard of him

@Leon-mk1wn

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah saw that episode and it made me curious and search about him in the net

@cynthiagonzales9131

3 жыл бұрын

Wes looks like a freak period!!

If it were an underdeveloped twin who's brain merged with Mordrake's at the hypothalamus it could communicate directly to Mordrake's brain. In other words it could think to him. Even without a mouth of its own.

@johnweber4029

3 жыл бұрын

Whoa, that's pretty creepy !

@satanswife2546

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, tell me more

@user-hv6dv6wh7v

3 жыл бұрын

There's a pair of conjoined twins I believe their name is Hogan. One can actually hear what the other is thinking due to their linked hypothalamus. They are joined at the head and share a lot of brain tissue... If Mordrake posessed simply his twins brain and face. The opposite face might poses its own consciousness. Learning and feeling life along with him... However, without the formation of its own throat or direct access to the wind pipe. That twin could never speak... However it could, learn and react. And if the hypothalamus was linked they could "think" to each other inside the same head. I imagine it would be a large head but it isn't impossible. I think the medical condition is called "diprosopus" or having a second face on ones skull... Believe it or not there's a TV show from The Philippines called Cara Mia that explores what this would be like... Except in Cara Mia the secondary face can speak, and the primary and secondary speak to each other vocally... They share ears though... Imagine that existance for Mordrake and for Cara, in the show, life is relatively normal except for hiding a second face.... But what about the life of the second face. Isn't it just as human as the primary? A strange thought.

@markuhler2664

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely cool development on the legend.

@benjiblake2272

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-hv6dv6wh7v extremely believable. It’s not like Ed killed himself out of shame. His twin didn’t get to live her life so she tortured him until he took both of theirs. It’s like lugging around a certain suicidal someone in a lucid coma. That can still talk to you in a way.

Bravo this was an excellent story I can't wait to hear the rest of Dante's inferno.

This sounds like the inspiration for Prof. Quirrel and Voldemort in the first Harry Potter novel.

@satanswife2546

3 жыл бұрын

It is

I've heard of his case since a child, it fascinated me that's why I started the Potter series at the first place! And ofc witchcraft too

Mordrake's condition sounds disturbingly similar to the jinmenso of Japanese mythology and folklore. Supposedly a jinmenso was a face shaped boil or sore which caused excruciating pain to the victims body and the pain could only be alleviated by feeding human foods to the face-sore. Some have claimed that the human faced sore was a sentient creature, like a thinking parasite.

@linnymaemullins3319

3 жыл бұрын

😲

@tonibernard3365

Жыл бұрын

That one character from Fairly Odd Parents

I immediately thought of The Legend of Dorian Grey from the thumbnail. Imagined the second face sucking up all effects of Mordrake's sins, slowly becoming uglier while this handsome, charming man rose to prominence in society, while involved in all sorts of charities & philanthropy work. All his works would always end in failures, though not because of Mordrake. That is until the end when you find the evil face has been the one in control the whole time, he is the real Mordrake, causing disaster everywhere & showing the upper class their pretentiousness, hypocrisy, & indifference to most of society. Wow, good legend. Had me, & other commenters, spinning their own stories.

And he is why freaks don't perform on Halloween lol

@wickedamoeba8719

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I was hoping for an AHS reference!!

@lenastorm6280

3 жыл бұрын

Wicked Amoeba Same!

@jennifereaves4525

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if someone was going to give an AHS reference

@Walter.H.White1

3 жыл бұрын

You were looking for an ahs reference but it was I dio

YOU TELL THE BEST STORIES!!!.. Could you do one of the Japanese.. Kushisake onna?

@thelegendsofhistory

3 жыл бұрын

Planning to return to Japanese stuff soon!

I could listen to you read the back of a cereal box all day ❤️

Joseph Merrick aka The Elephant Man would be a cool vid.

Glad to hear from you man, love listening to your channel. Keep it up.

@thelegendsofhistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

@brilicusgaming6922

3 жыл бұрын

The Legends of History quick question have you considered doing another book dedicated to the different topics you post about? Like your Greek Mythology one I mean.

@thelegendsofhistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@brilicusgaming6922 I've finished writing another one. Just been a bit behind because of the ol' virus :(

@brilicusgaming6922

3 жыл бұрын

The Legends of History oh man I hope you, friends and your family are staying safe and healthy. Don’t take any risk with this virus. Also can’t wait to order the book :)

Awsome Job!!! Great Video!!! 👍😎 Thank You Sir!!!

Thanks for sharing I never heard of this one before

HI. I love your videos and keep up the great work

This story remind me of the Tales From The Crypt season 7 episode called "About Face"

Thank you legend of history for video

If he was real his life must have been pretty awful

This must be where Mr. Jackyll and Mr Hyde were inspired in which also inspired to the creation of two-face in Batman rogues gallery

I've heard this story before and found it to be very fasinating.

If I recall correctly, Life Magazine presented an issue with Edward's story, complete with several photos. Either Life or (excuse me here), Playboy Magazine story section. He was real. He was interviewed. He was suicided. He was an aristocrat. Very sad.

How comes nobody in today's modern world is doing or studying Occultism right now? Surely they may experience some level of supernatural.

@HolyCommissioner

3 жыл бұрын

@Rusty Shackleford I know billions of people study occultism before, some even practice it. It's just occultism isn't being looked up very high in modern ages as they are more focused on science, philosophy and stuff that is easily more natural to control and understand.

Have you ever heard of the 16th Century account of the monster of Ravenna? It supposedly had a single horn upon its head, two bat-like wings, a serpentine and hermaphrodic lower body, a single eye set in its knee and an eagle like claw for a foot (this makes Mordrake look pretty normal by comparison). The "creature" was interpreted as a symbol of moral decay.

@thelegendsofhistory

3 жыл бұрын

Haven't heard of it. I'll have a look :) Thanks for watching!

@tracemiller1519

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t that demon in folklore? Or close to onev

@tracemiller1519

Жыл бұрын

One?*

This Edward mordrake have inspire Rowling to create such character Quirrell / lord voldmort , Harry Potter.....

@satanswife2546

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@seraf6167

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@joycedunnell6411

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe inspiration behind Two-Face, one of Bat Man's enemies?

Apologies to the television series, but that’s a ripping yarn! What a tragic character, weather fiction or real. In which universe, Marvel or DC, would he best fit? Or is there potential for a stand alone production? Most certainly intriguing.

The good Edward in the first picture looked like Vincent Price.

Sounds like Split the movie.

@DogSoldier-xd4om

3 жыл бұрын

Or Jekyll and Hyde

Now we know where Harry Potter got their character from

I've just started watching AHS Season 4 again & this pops up 🤔

Is your book available anywhere other than Amazon? I'm not fond of Amazon as they have lost a lot of packages for me in the past :(

Do you think it’s possible if you can do a video on Janus?

I sat here ignored my wife and children to watch this.

@nicolew6904

3 жыл бұрын

I told my husband to hush. Lol.

Interesting the evolution of the myth of the double and twins from Platon where it's seen as strenght and perfection to Dostoïevski, Oscar Wilde, Stevenson where it is alienation, loss of identity and porosity to the world

Can you do a video about Azrael the arcángel of death and is their a difference between him and the horseman of the apocalypse death personally I think they are both the same entity but I wanna hear other opinions

I like you voice and rhythm🤔

well...he must be a gemini

@linnymaemullins3319

3 жыл бұрын

😂😬😉

While the story is probably fictitious, the basic elements of the story arent entirely unbelievable. Parasitic twins are an interesting phenomenon. Theres a lot of weird things that happen in this world that we would disbelieve even if we saw it with our own eyes. Compared to some of the mysteries of life this guy os practically ordinary.

Well at least he would never be lonely

And for years I thought that he was real! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Can you create one on archangel Azrael?

You should do a video on Dorian gray

@jennklein1917

Жыл бұрын

There is a movie about DGrey on KZread

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Two Face's past life or ancestor

I'm sure that's not Edward in the picture

Mandrake is a name that stays bouncing in my head. Maybe even Mandroid. Where do the thoughts come from? SMH.

Symbolical story about our evil thoughts

For those so inclined, heres a Tom Waits song about Edward... kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqaWxsaTpbHFaLQ.html

Malignant

I have another eye in my forehead that's I can also see with and it's brown we're my others are brown. It's strange having 3 eyes

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How do you Not Show Atleast 1 picture of Him??? 👎

Got it feels like the story of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde a little bit between your two personalities one good one bad I understand about these stories you know is true or not they're just folk stories

and it Mack's not scene to me at all

ok this is one of the most miss up story i ever heard

We don't know what was going on regardless of whether or not the second face was demonic it was still torturing Edward. It tortured him so much he took his own life.

Too many add bro!

AHS: Freak Show 👍

I just brought the cult of God into pure duality of my nightmare self I have to stick to because my own worse enemy is no scary than the U.S marine's and asian warrior's, I had a talk to my mother on how she can toughen herself up of any fears she can tolerate, fear is not just given to her when you have meditation mantras to use them as a weapon of defense or attack, she than talked against my speech of giving into your fears saying my negativety has came from the guy down stairs the devil.

Apologies to the television series, but that’s a ripping yarn! What a tragic character, weather fiction or real. In which universe, Marvel or DC, would he best fit? Or is there potential for a stand alone production? Most certainly intriguing.

Apologies to the television series, but that’s a ripping yarn! What a tragic character, weather fiction or real. In which universe, Marvel or DC, would he best fit? Or is there potential for a stand alone production? Most certainly intriguing.

@markuhler2664

3 жыл бұрын

2 Face, aka Prosecuter Denton I think. One of Batman's foes. Similar at least to this legend at least.