What is Blood eagle?
[[File:Sacrificial scene on Hammars (II).png|thumb|A section from the Stora Hammars I stone depicting a man becoming the victim of a blood eagle]] The '''Blood Eagle''' is a torture method where a person is cut by the [[rib cage|ribs]] from the spine, breaking the victims ribs so they resembled blood-stained wings, and having their [[lungs]] pulled out.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=ScienceAlert|date=2021-12-20|title=Brutal Viking Ritual Called 'Blood Eagle' Was Anatomically Possible, Study Shows|url=https://www.sciencealert.com/brutal-viking-torture-method-anatomically-possible-concludes-new-research|access-date=2023-02-25|website=ScienceAlert|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Salt]] was also sometimes sprinkled in the wounds. The torture method was mostly mentioned in Norse saga literature. King [[Ælla of Northumbria]], [[Halfdan]] son of King [[Harald I of Norway|Haraldr Hárfagri]] of Norway, King [[Edmund the Martyr|Edmund]], King [[Máel Gualae|Maelgualai]] of Munster, and possibly Archbishop [[Ælfheah of Canterbury]] are all believed to have been victims of the torture method. == References == <references />{{stub}} [[Category:Torture]]