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[[File:Vlad-Woodcut.jpg|350px|thumb|Woodcut of Vlad the Impaler]]
[[File:Dracula.gif|300px|thumb|Colorized woodcut of Vlad Dracula]]
'''Vlad III''', commonly known as '''Vlad the Impaler''' (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or '''Vlad Dracula''' (/ˈdrækjələ/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.
'''Vlad III''', commonly known as '''Vlad the Impaler''' or '''Vlad Dracula''' (1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
 
He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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In 2020, [[Travis McHenry]] created a deck of [[Tarot]] cards based on the life of Vlad the Impaler, titled [[The Tarot of Vlad Dracula]]. This was later released as the [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] by [[Rockpool Publishing]].
In 2020, [[Travis McHenry]] created a deck of [[Tarot]] cards based on the life of Vlad the Impaler, titled [[The Tarot of Vlad Dracula]]. This was later released as the [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] by [[Rockpool Publishing]].
He was also featured as the [[King of Wands]] in McHenry's [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]] deck.


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