Severed Head Facts, Fun and Fine Art

The links below examine the fascination with severed heads in history, myth, and literature; the first link is an article, and the second link is a collection of fun facts and interesting trivia.

Guillotines and Body Transplants: the Severed Head in Fact and Fiction

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2002/20020930/severed_head.shtml

Bonehead Trivia:The Skull and Head in History and Folklore

http://www.serioussilver.com/funstuff/bonehead_trivia.html

Right: The severed head of Medusa,
as painted by Rubens.