| Though impalement is a form of capital punishment, probably the girl's blood was expected to fertilise the earth. |
| Some are said to have survived their impalement as much as forty-eight hours. |
| Later, a twirl of the fork in a langoustine-studded spinosini resulted in a surprise impalement of one of the crustacean's eyeballs. |
| So, were it not for the tradition recorded by Eusebius, Jesus' statement in itself would not point to death by crucifixion or impalement. |
| Yet he offers a whole chapter on the Walachian prince, including a long description of impalement methods, complete with illustrations. |
| And he gave orders that he should be put to death by impalement next morning. |
