„892: Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney strapped the head of a defeated foe to his leg, the tooth of which grazed against him as he rode his horse, causing the infection which killed him.“

List of unusual deaths aus der Wikipedia. Vorsicht, teilweise sehr unlustige Schilderungen von Folter. In diesem Zusammenhang mal wieder erwähnenswert: die Darwin Awards.

(via Lukas‘ Gezwitscher)