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has glosseng: Snake pits were a historical European means of imposing capital punishment. Convicts were cast into a deep pit containing venomous snakes, such as vipers. They died from snake venom poisoning as the irritated snakes attacked them. An example of execution by this method is that of the Viking warlord Ragnar Lodbrok in 865, after his army was defeated in battle by King Aelle II of Northumbria.
lexicalizationeng: snake pit
lexicalizationeng: Snakepit
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German
has glossdeu: Die Schlangengrube war in der Antike und im Mittelalter ein Ort der Hinrichtung.
lexicalizationdeu: Schlangengrube
Finnish
has glossfin: Käärmekuoppa on vanha, mahdollisesti fiktiivinen eurooppalainen teloitustapa erityisen vaarallisille tai vihatuille rikollisille. Siinä tuomittu heitetään noin 2–3 metriä syvään kuoppaan, jonka pohjalle on koottu myrkyllisiä käärmeitä, kuten kyitä. Tuomittu menehtyy käärmeenpuremien aiheuttamiin myrkytyksiin yleensä hitaasti ja tuskallisesti.
lexicalizationfin: Käärmekuoppa
Russian
has glossrus: Яма со змеями — разновидность смертной казни, когда казнённого помещают вместе с ядовитыми змеями, что должно было повлечь его быструю или мучительную смерть. Также один из способов пытки.
lexicalizationrus: Яма со змеями
Turkish
has glosstur: Yılan çukuru tarihi bir idam yöntemidir. Mahkumlar, engerekler gibi zehirli yılanların olduğu çukurlara atılırdı. Rahatsız edilmiş yılanlar onlara saldırır ve mahkumlar zehirlenerek ölürdü. Bu idam yönteminin bir örneğinde Viking savaş lordu Ragnar Lodbrok ordusu 865'te bir savaşta yenilince Northumbria kralı Aelle II tarafından bu şekilde idam ettirilmişti.
lexicalizationtur: yılan çukuru
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