Bloody Wedding in Kyiv Quotes

“Olha thought that simply murdering her enemies would not be enough to satisfy herself and her people. A true daughter of her time, she was tireless in inventing inhumane tortures for her victims in an effort to see them tortured to death in front of her.”
― Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan Rus

“   "The Kniaz is a handsome man," said one of her ladies-in-waiting.
   "He is handsome and noble," added the Kniahynia, reflecting, "but his hands are awash with blood. The blood of my master, my husband - and a warrior demands revenge! I could love him, if I did not have to hate him with all my heart.”
― Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan Rus

“And the cruel woman ordered that the Derevlian Kniaz's arms and legs be severed. For the rest of his life he was to stay under her table and gather the breadcrumbs with his tongue.”
― Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan Rus

“Meanwhile, in the garden they dug large pits and in each pit they buried ten men alive. On both sides of the gate they constructed huge pyramids made up of the Derevlian commoners' severed heads.”
― Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan Rus