The swordsmen's barbaric ritual of retribution was working against him.

I will not become a part of this barbaric ritual!

"Were Druidesses known to have participated in these barbaric rituals?"

The use of the trappings of modern medicine made the barbaric ritual even more disturbing than if his hand had been severed by a sword.

Vlad Dracula's forested stronghold, with its barbaric rituals of violence, seemed far indeed from this ancient, cosmopolitan world.

To show solidarity with the campaign to stop this barbaric ritual, I would encourage you all to wear a rose petal today to symbolise our opposition to this practice.

Many in Denmark regard the grind as a barbaric and unnecessary ritual.

It's a barbaric ritual.

There will be no barbaric ritual, no battle, and no celebration.

And with the priests dead, Meiglan could not be the centerpiece of their barbaric ritual.