Saga Brief 1: The Blood-Eagle
Mar 13, 2014•38 min
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Episode description
In our first ever Saga Brief, we explore the legendary Viking torture ritual known as the blood-eagle. It's a brilliantly violent practice with a complicated, but fascinating textual history. In short, it's perfect for the boys of Saga Thing. Whether the blood-eagle is a historical method of ritual torture and execution or merely a literary motif designed to thrill and frighten, this is some pretty horrific stuff.
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