The blood eagle is one of the most infamous and controversial practices mentioned in Norse sagas and Viking culture, often described as a form of ritual execution or torture. However, the existence of the blood eagle as an actual historical practice is debated by scholars, with some viewing it as a later literary or symbolic invention rather than a real method of execution.
The blood eagle is one of the most infamous and controversial practices mentioned in Norse sagas and Viking culture, often described as a form of ritual execution or torture. However, the existence of the blood eagle as an actual historical practice is debated by scholars, with some viewing it as a later literary or symbolic invention rather than a real method of execution.