Sekirov Dictionary

blood eagle

noun 1
blood-eagle verb 1
forms 4

noun1

A method of Viking ritual execution, in which the ribs are opened from the back, and the lungs pulled out and arranged to resemble wings.

blood-eagle verb1

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To execute by blood eagle.
- It had been a long while since Hunt had seen anyone blood-eagled. — 2022

forms

blood-eagled · blood-eagling · blood-eagles · blood eagles

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