7. Blood Eagle
The explanation of Blood Eagle, the number 7 on our list of most painful cruel horrific deaths and execution methods in history is not only horrific, but it is even painful to listen to it. A person’s back, in the area of the blades, was cut with ribs severed from the spine and pulled out, so the person looked like an eagle with wings. Even though there are no clear proofs in history that this execution method existed, there are many Vikings songs where this execution method is explained in detail. Some stories dating from that period say that this type of execution was only used for the members of the royal family because it implied quick death without sufficient suffering.
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