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 Rippy wrote:
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I just wanted to point out that a Viking blood Eagle was actually a thing - they would get a prisoner or someone in their clan (for lack of a better word) killed or maimed someone else in the clan (hence incurring a blood debt), and tie them up, cut above the 3rd or 4th rib, and pull the lungs partially out so that they looked like a blood eagle. No, I'm not making this up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_eagle

Yeah it was this exact method of punishment that have me the idea for their name! Thanks for reading!


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So I am away for the weekend, so more updates will probably recommence Monday. The local gaming store here in Albury didn't have much 40k stock, so I will be stopping past Canberra on my way home to get my first box!

I now need some ideas for a Chapter symbol. I am going to get some decal sheets to print them off. I was thinking of maybe making it a serpent head, much like the Viking long boat "figurehead" (top front of the ship).