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{{first pic|Sacrifice.jpg|The [[Deon]]s sacrifice the [[Fourth Doctor]] to [[Ti]], intending to crush him with a [[rock]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'')}} | {{first pic|Sacrifice.jpg|The [[Deon]]s sacrifice the [[Fourth Doctor]] to [[Ti]], intending to crush him with a [[rock]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'')}} | ||
'''Sacrifice''' was the offering of food, objects or lives to a supernatural being. | {{you may|Self-sacrifice}} | ||
'''Sacrifice''' was the offering of food, objects or lives to a [[supernatural]] being. | |||
According to the [[First Doctor]], a sacrifice usually required an [[altar]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Path of Skulls (comic story)|The Path of Skulls]]'') | According to the [[First Doctor]], a sacrifice usually required an [[altar]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Path of Skulls (comic story)|The Path of Skulls]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Barbara Wright]] | [[Barbara Wright]] failed to stop the [[Aztec]]s practising [[human sacrifice]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | ||
The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Polly Wright]] and [[Ben Jackson]] were nearly sacrificed to the | The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Polly Wright]] and [[Ben Jackson]] were nearly sacrificed to the [[god]]dess [[Amdo]] in [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') | ||
{{Delgado|c}} attempted to sacrifice a [[chicken]] to [[Azal]], but was stopped by [[Jo Grant]]. He then tried to sacrifice her instead, but the [[Third Doctor]] rescued her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | {{Delgado|c}} attempted to sacrifice a [[chicken]] to [[Azal]], but was stopped by [[Jo Grant]]. He then tried to sacrifice her instead, but the [[Third Doctor]] rescued her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | ||
On [[Karn]], the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] offered the [[Fourth Doctor]] as a sacrifice to the [[Sacred Flame]]. They intended to burn him at the stake. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | On [[Karn]], the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] offered the [[Fourth Doctor]] as a sacrifice to the [[Sacred Flame]]. They intended to burn him at the stake. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
In [[Boudica]]'s [[Great Britain|Britain]], in the [[1st century]] [[AD]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') the [[ritual]] burning of a [[Wicker man (ritual)|wicker man]] containing [[Human|living people]] was performed as an act of sacrifice. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'') | |||
[[File:Black Coven.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ace]] offered as a sacrifice by the [[Black Coven]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')]] | |||
In [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] during the [[1930s]], the [[Black Coven]] sacrificed an [[animal]] on occasion in [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s [[castle]] of [[Drachensberg]]. The sacrifices served no purpose other than to maintain Himmler's favour, owing to his obsession with the occult. At the start of [[World War II]], the Coven planned to offer [[Ace]] as their first human sacrifice before the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Hermann Goering]] disrupted the ritual. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | |||
On the [[planet]] ''[[P7E]]'', sacrifices were carried out by the [[Seer]]s. They involved a [[sword]] being placed over the victim and tied in place. The [[lamp of life]] was then lit and hoisted beneath the cloth. When it burnt through, the sword would fall and kill the sacrifice. [[Leela]] asked the Doctor why they went to such trouble and he told her that it was designed to intimidate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | On the [[planet]] ''[[P7E]]'', sacrifices were carried out by the [[Seer]]s. They involved a [[sword]] being placed over the victim and tied in place. The [[lamp of life]] was then lit and hoisted beneath the cloth. When it burnt through, the sword would fall and kill the sacrifice. [[Leela]] asked the Doctor why they went to such trouble and he told her that it was designed to intimidate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | ||
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{{Ainley|c}}, posing as the mythical "outsider", commanded that the unbelievers on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] be sacrificed to [[Logar]] through burning. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | {{Ainley|c}}, posing as the mythical "outsider", commanded that the unbelievers on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] be sacrificed to [[Logar]] through burning. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
[[Faction Paradox]] made use of blood sacrifice in their rituals. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
[[Entarodora]] used blood sacrifice to mentally project herself into [[Mictlan]] from ''[[The San Grael]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'') | |||
In [[December]] [[1981]], the [[Hecate Cult]] attempted to sacrifice [[Brendan Richards]], but were stopped by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | In [[December]] [[1981]], the [[Hecate Cult]] attempted to sacrifice [[Brendan Richards]], but were stopped by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[K9 Mark III|K9]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 21 October 2024
- You may be looking for Self-sacrifice.
Sacrifice was the offering of food, objects or lives to a supernatural being.
According to the First Doctor, a sacrifice usually required an altar. (COMIC: The Path of Skulls)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Barbara Wright failed to stop the Aztecs practising human sacrifice. (TV: The Aztecs)
The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Polly Wright and Ben Jackson were nearly sacrificed to the goddess Amdo in Atlantis. (TV: The Underwater Menace)
The Master attempted to sacrifice a chicken to Azal, but was stopped by Jo Grant. He then tried to sacrifice her instead, but the Third Doctor rescued her. (TV: The Dæmons)
On Karn, the Sisterhood of Karn offered the Fourth Doctor as a sacrifice to the Sacred Flame. They intended to burn him at the stake. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
In Boudica's Britain, in the 1st century AD, (PROSE: Human Nature) the ritual burning of a wicker man containing living people was performed as an act of sacrifice. (AUDIO: Dead London)
In Nazi Germany during the 1930s, the Black Coven sacrificed an animal on occasion in Heinrich Himmler's castle of Drachensberg. The sacrifices served no purpose other than to maintain Himmler's favour, owing to his obsession with the occult. At the start of World War II, the Coven planned to offer Ace as their first human sacrifice before the Seventh Doctor and Hermann Goering disrupted the ritual. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
On the planet P7E, sacrifices were carried out by the Seers. They involved a sword being placed over the victim and tied in place. The lamp of life was then lit and hoisted beneath the cloth. When it burnt through, the sword would fall and kill the sacrifice. Leela asked the Doctor why they went to such trouble and he told her that it was designed to intimidate. (TV: Underworld)
On Delta III, the Swampies offered the Doctor, Romana, and Rohm-Dutt as sacrifices to Kroll. The method chosen was the seventh of the Seven Holy Rituals. The three were tied with vines, called creepers, that would tighten under sunlight. The creepers would constrict, eventually snapping their spines. The Doctor broke a window, wetting the creepers in the rain causing them to loosen and allow escape. (TV: The Power of Kroll)
On Tigella, the Deons offered the Doctor as a sacrifice to Ti. They hoped this would return the Dodecahedron to them. They burnt through ropes that suspended a rock above the Doctor. (TV: Meglos)
Romana was taken by the Three Who Rule as a sacrifice to the King Vampire. She was rescued by the Doctor and Adric. (TV: State of Decay)
The Tremas Master, posing as the mythical "outsider", commanded that the unbelievers on Sarn be sacrificed to Logar through burning. (TV: Planet of Fire)
Faction Paradox made use of blood sacrifice in their rituals. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Entarodora used blood sacrifice to mentally project herself into Mictlan from The San Grael. (PROSE: The Brakespeare Voyage)
In December 1981, the Hecate Cult attempted to sacrifice Brendan Richards, but were stopped by Sarah Jane Smith and K9. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)
