Human sacrifice

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Steve Clemente, Noble Johnson, and Fay Wray in King Kong (1933)

In addition to slicing out the hearts of victims and spilling their blood on temple altars, the Aztecs likely also practiced a form of ritual cannibalism.

"Retablo (España en Las Americas), 2014, by Firelei Baez. Retablo is the Spanish word for offering, or sacrifice. The severed arm symbolizes the human cost of Spain’s colonial presence in the Americas as well as the loss of individual agency. In this instance, the history of violence is written directly onto the body, as if recounting the dismembered limb’s story... http://goo.gl/lZSAoF"

Below is a set of black and white images of ancient Aztecs with depictions of human sacrifice, Aztec knights, costumes, and more.

A event illustration painted for Total War: Warhammer's Beastmen campaign. Planes and characters were painted on separate layers and they are animated in game, which gives them added depth and atmosphere. It's a pleasure to see them come to life thanks to the work of Creative Assembly's animators.