Alaina Urquhart
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And it's believed by some scholars to be something done as an offering to the Norse god of war, Odin, before and after battles.
Like, you know, some people... Like maybe just wear your lucky socks.
And according to 12th and 13th century scholars, it was most popular in Scandinavia because Vikings.
And it was reserved when it wasn't being used just as like a pump up thing for battle.
Then it was used for literally the worst of the worst people.
So basically the blood eagle went a little something like this.
The unfortunate captive would be kneeling or laying on their stomach.