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[[File:Lamp of life.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The lamp of life after being lit. ([[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'')]] | [[File:Lamp of life.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The lamp of life after being lit. ([[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'')]] | ||
The '''lamp of life''' was a sacred object used by the [[Seer]]s in [[sacrifice]]s. It would be lit and then lifted level with a cloth which it would then burn. When the cloth tore, a sword it had hoisted up would fall, killing the victim. ([[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'') | The '''lamp of life''' was a sacred object used by the [[Seer]]s in [[sacrifice]]s. It would be lit and then lifted level with a cloth which it would then burn. When the cloth tore, a sword it had hoisted up would fall, killing the victim. ([[DW]]: ''[[Underworld]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 4 November 2011
The lamp of life was a sacred object used by the Seers in sacrifices. It would be lit and then lifted level with a cloth which it would then burn. When the cloth tore, a sword it had hoisted up would fall, killing the victim. (DW: Underworld)
