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The Forest of the Impaled
A 15th-century Prince of Wallachia, Vlad III cemented one of history’s darkest legacies through his ruthless reign. Though celebrated locally as a fierce and uncompromising defender of his homeland against the Ottoman Empire, he became internationally notorious for his favoured, macabre method of execution: impaling his enemies on wooden stakes.
From the debaucherous lives of medieval monks, the tales of Germanic Folklore to the harsh lives of Victorian London.
Meet the artist
Historian Luke Etherington unearths the darkest corners of forgotten history from the macabre tales, shocking truths, and bizarre folklore that time tried to bury. Each piece uses a signature woodworking and engraving style that transforms historical fragments into haunting visual narratives.