head on stake
A severed head that has been put on display by impaling it on a stake. This was often done to condemned criminals as a grim warning to deter future crimes, or to defeated troops after battle as a way of demoralizing the enemy army.
A severed head that has been put on display by impaling it on a stake. This was often done to condemned criminals as a grim warning to deter future crimes, or to defeated troops after battle as a way of demoralizing the enemy army.