English Explanatory Dictionary

blood eagle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

blood eagle blood eagles

Derived words

blood-eagle
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