10 Vikings Fates Worse Than Death

10. Chained Up Like A Dog

In Vikings, torture is par for the course. Watching people get whipped, strewn up or even treated to a blood eagle always left your stomach feeling queasy. Still, with most of those, death would follow suit. But, unfortunately for Prince Dir, he wasn't so lucky.

This Prince of Rus found himself in hot water after his brother (Oleg) decided to torture him. How did he do this? Well, he brutally beat him, then fashioned a chain into his cheek and kept him locked up outside in a kennel. There, he was left to rot in the cold as nothing more than a dog.

To add insult to injury, his own nephew barked in his face. Also, don't forget, this took place in Russia, a country where blistering colds are the norm. In this situation, you'd probably be thinking you'd rather die and go to hell because at least it's warm down there.

Thankfully for Prince Dir, he ended up escaping from this dreaded fate after being released by Ivar. Despite that, you'd hesitate to call him a lucky man.