Assertion: impalement | /r/ObjectUse | used in sweden
Facets:
value: as the scanian lands
type: LOCATION
value: during the 17th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Impalement was used in Sweden during the 17th century, particularly as a death penalty for members of the resistance in the former Danish provinces,[citation needed] the Scanian lands (the so-called "Snapphane)", where the stake was inserted between the spine and the skin of the victim.