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Title
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[A man is killed after licking the floor in Luggnagg]
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Description
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It was a custom in Luggnagg to lick the floor in front of the throne before addressing the king. If the king wanted someone to be executed, the floor would be sprinkled with poison before the person lick it. In this image we see a person lying dead on the floor after this ceremony, as the king looks on.
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Image Creator
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T. Morten (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:22087
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Source Name
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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
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Image
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