The methods of marshalling are dimidiation, impalement, quartering, superimposition. |
Yet he offers a whole chapter on the Walachian prince, including a long description of impalement methods, complete with illustrations. |
Some are said to have survived their impalement as much as forty-eight hours. |
A more satisfactory ending for the character might have been impalement from giant stalactite. |
Since the marriage of Alroy, there had never been such a merry morn as the day of his impalement. |
Though impalement is a form of capital punishment, probably the girl's blood was expected to fertilise the earth. |