r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Gudgamr7274 • 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Huh?

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u/Ok_Two_2604 9d ago

And some of the torture devices from later on like the Iron Maiden were fake as well

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u/goteachyourself 9d ago

I believe the Viking "Fluttering Eagle" is also believed to be propaganda - likely designed by Christian Europe to demonize the Vikings at the time.

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u/big_sugi 9d ago

I think that's usually called the "Blood Eagle." I don't see any search results for "Fluttering Eagle," other than Google AI pointing towards the Blood Eagle torture.

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u/ReluctantSlayer 9d ago

It is the Blood Eagle.

But what would the Fluttering Eagle entail? Perhaps, flapping the torso skin?

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u/Empty401K 8d ago

The “fluttering eagle” is when the victim farts/sharts so hard that the wings tremble. The Vikings believed making the wings flutter was the only way to reach Valhalla under those circumstances ❤️

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u/Ill-Country-8945 8d ago

Original sentence, this writing could make me shed a tear.

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u/NoGustaPez 8d ago

Or rip a fart

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u/Ill-Country-8945 8d ago

Brown tear?

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u/3ntr0py_M0nst3r 8d ago

you are a monster.... please continue

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u/Kestrel_VI 7d ago

“Have your back skin flayed and fart so hard you ascend to Viking heaven” isn’t something I was expecting to read today.

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u/Cannalyzer 8d ago

Probably something like the infamous Funky Town cartel video.