Meanings
nounblood eagle (plural blood eagles)
plural blood eagles
- 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 sing
2019, “Blood Eagle”, performed by Periphery
Translations
Danish blodørn
- blodørnmethod of execution
Finnish verikotka
- verikotkamethod of execution
French aigle de sang
- aigle de sangmethod of execution
German Blutaar, Blutadler
- Blutaarmethod of execution
- Blutadlermethod of execution
Hungarian véres sas
- véres sasmethod of execution
Icelandic blóðörn
- blóðörnmethod of execution
Italian aquila di sangue
- aquila di sanguemethod of execution
Norwegian blodørn
- blodørnmethod of execution
Polish krwawy orzeł
- krwawy orzełmethod of execution
Spanish águila de sangre
- águila de sangremethod of execution
Swedish blodörn
- blodörnmethod of execution
Turkish kan kartalı
- kan kartalımethod of execution
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APA
blood eagle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20eagle
MLA
“blood eagle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20eagle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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