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Blood eagle:
From the 9th to 11th centuries, Scandinavian Vikings earned a brutal reputation. One debated execution method, the blood eagle, involved breaking ribs, slicing the back, and pulling out lungs to resemble "red wings." Likely rare, it appeared in 11th-century texts and was seen as revenge, though victims would die before its completion.
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Blood eagle:
From the 9th to 11th centuries, Scandinavian Vikings earned a brutal reputation. One debated execution method, the blood eagle, involved breaking ribs, slicing the back, and pulling out lungs to resemble "red wings." Likely rare, it appeared in 11th-century texts and was seen as revenge, though victims would die before its completion.