cwic-sūsl

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cwic-sūsl, f/n.n: living torment, eternal punishment; hell. (KWITCH-soo-zull / ˈkwɪtʃ-ˌsuː-zəl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of people being tormented in hell, including two people being eaten by the two heads of a long-necked creature and a woman having her hair combed by a demon while other demons hang off of her playing musical instruments.
Apocalypse; Belgium, c. 1313; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 13096, f. 86v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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