The Blood Oath (between Arpad and the Magyar chieftans) by Bertalan Székely 1897
"Oaths among the Scyths are accompanied with the following ceremonies: a large earthern bowl is filled with wine, and the parties to the oath, wounding themselves slightly with a knife or an awl, drop some of their blood into the wine; then they plunge into the mixture a scymitar, some arrows, a battle-axe, and a javelin, all the while repeating prayers; lastly the two contracting parties drink each a draught from the bowl, as do also the chief men among their followers.”
– Herodotus, The Histories: Book 4
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| The blood oath by Bertalan Székely 1897. |
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