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blood eagle

blood eagle noun: 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.

Noun

blood eagle (plural blood eagles)

  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.
    • Blood eagle
      Blood eagle is the destroyer
      Blood eagle will set the wicked free
      Rip the body from the bone now
      Spread the heavens' wings
      Show Valhalla glory and memory
      Let ‘em, let ‘em
      Let the Christians sing2019, “Blood Eagle”, performed by Periphery

Forms of blood eagle

pluralblood eagles

Words formed from blood eagle

Questions about blood eagle

What does blood eagle mean?
Blood eagle means 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.
What part of speech is blood eagle?
Blood eagle is a noun.
What is the plural of blood eagle?
The plural of blood eagle is blood eagles.

Words near blood eagle in the dictionary

  1. blood donors
  2. blood draw
  3. blood draws
  4. blood drive
  5. blood drives
  6. blood eagle
  7. blood eagles
  8. blood feather
  9. blood feud
  10. blood feuds
  11. blood film

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