Ash (hazel) stakes thrust through bodies of slain warriors

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Ash (hazel) stakes thrust through bodies of slain warriors.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S139.2.2.7

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Other indignities to corpse.

Filed beside it

Heads of slain enemies impaled upon stakes. (Cf. Q421.1.)Dead man gutted and filled with stones Dead dog buried with enemy Parts of corpses used in sport Corpses burned as fuel for cooking Corpse drawn asunder Ashes of murdered person passed through sieve and remains put to manure heap

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