Vlad the Impaler

Name:	Vlad III
Also Known As:	Vlad Dracula, Vlad Drăculea, Vlad Țepeș
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Occupation:	monarch, voivode of Wallachia
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Vlad the Impaler was ruler of Wallachia (a part of today Romania) in the 15th century. His patronymic, Drăculea, inspired the name of Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.

Fanworks

Fanfiction

• Bloodmarks 3: Costa by bwinter - crossover with Elisabeth, Vlad/Tod (2006)
• vladbruarie by pierdutaintimpsispatiu - short fics posted on Tumblr in February and March 2022
• VOIEVOD by linwritesstuff (2023)
• Metousiosis by Dxcxe (2024) - Matthias Corvinus/Vlad Tepes

Majority of the fanworks with Vlad the Impaler in them are created for various Dracula fandoms and portray him as Count Dracula. This happens both in the fandoms where Dracula being Vlad is canon (Hellsing, Dracula Untold, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Historian) and where it's not stated to be canon but may be used as a headcanon (Stoker's novel.)

Novel

• Prism by Assimbya
• The Dragon by TheGhostofStonewallJackson

Bram Stoker's Dracula

• The Cross by Thyme In Her Eyes
• Child of the Night by Scribe Mozell

Hellsing

In the Hellsing fandom, Alucard in the times of his human life as Vlad III is often referred to as "Vladcard".

Fanart

• Vlad Dracul by KejaBlank (2013)
• Vlad the Impaler: Monster or Hero? by dashinvaine (2014)
• Vlad Dragula si Radu Voivode cel Frumos by Elveo (2016)
• Art by keliarte, depicting Vlad with Stephen the Great, Matthias Corvinus and Mehmed the Conqueror (2023)
• I am sad that there's no good contemporary depiction of Vlad III. Draculea with a beard... by tutanchanup, based on an Orthodox icon (2025)

Resources & External Links

• voievod - "A blog dedicated to VOIEVOD, historical fiction mapping the life of Vlad Dracula"
• vladdocs - Tumblr blog about the life of Vlad the Impaler
• Vlad Țepeș - Tumblr community
• vladvodashitposts - Tumblr blog with both jokey and serious posts about Vlad