Complex sentence: The villagers attack Edward and overpower him, viciously breaking his legs with a mallet to prevent him from escaping, placing a cage-like helmet on his head, and pour live bees into it, which sting him unmercifully.
Split into simpler sentences: The villagers attack Edward and overpower him, viciously breaking his legs with a mallet to prevent him from escaping. They then place a cage-like helmet on his head, and pour live bees into it, which sting him unmercifully.