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Mar 4, 2022 · Thanks to recent attention in popular culture, the story of King Aelle’s violent death at the hands of Ivar the Boneless in a type of ritual killing known as the “blood eagle” is well-known. The Vikings have long held a reputation for barbarity and bloodthirstiness, and not without good reason.
Ecgberht. Born. c. 815. Died. 21 March 867 (aged 51–52) York, Northumbria. House. Northumbria. Ælla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century.
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Jul 4, 2021 · This method is mentioned in “The Tale of Ragnar’s sons”, in which Ivar the Boneless captured King Aelle and sentenced him to die by blood eagle as he was responsible for Ragnar’s death. This was included in the show, as Aelle was killed through this ritual, though he didn’t go through it as Jarl Borg did, who didn’t make a sound and ...
The blood-eagle ritual-killing rite appears in just two instances in Norse literature, plus oblique references some have interpreted as referring to the same practice. The primary versions share certain commonalities: the victims are both noblemen (Halfdan Haaleg or "Long-leg" was a prince; Ælla of Northumbria a king), and both of the ...
Apr 10, 2014 · Blood Eagle: Directed by Kari Skogland. With Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig. Ragnar and King Horik clash over differences; King Aelle arrives in Wessex; Ecbert has an eye on a new alliance.
Jan 10, 2022 · Ragnar performs the blóðǫrn (“blood eagle”) on Borg, a gruesome process of ritualized torture and execution allegedly carried out during the Viking Age (c. 750–1050).
