Aztecs in Mortal Combat: Brutality, Ritual, and the Rise of a Warrior Society
Introduction The air crackled with anticipation, a damp warmth clinging to the obsidian blades and feathered banners. Earlier than the Temple Mayor, a prisoner, eyes broad with a mix of worry and defiance, was led towards the sacrificial altar. This was no odd battlefield. This was the area of Huitzilopochtli, god of struggle, the place … Read more
