This is the "Blood Eagle," a torture method used by the Vikings, displayed at the Museum of Medieval Tortures

This is the "Blood Eagle," a torture method used by the Vikings, displayed at the Museum of Medieval Tortures.


It involved making incisions on the condemned person's back, separating the ribs from the spine, and spreading the lungs to resemble the wings of an eagle.

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