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* ''WesternAnimation/{{TheSimpsons}}'': In "Fraudcast News", Kearney is seen drinking beer from a random skull he originally thought was Mr. Burns' until it was later found out he was still alive. He doesn't know who's skull it was.
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* OlderThanFeudalism: ''Literature/TheHistories'' of Herodotus report that the Scythians made cups from the skulls of their vanquished enemies.
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* The Chinese historian Sima Qian, writing in his ''Records of the Grand Historian'' about 350-400 years after Herodotus, reports that the Xiongnu nomads who frequently fought China during the Qin and Han eras, observed the custom of drinking out of skulls.
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* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheVolsungs'' has a uniquely dark example, in which Gudrun serves Atli wine in goblets made from the skulls of their own sons as part of a FamilialCannibalismSurprise.
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* ''Main/BluesBrothers'' 2000: After the titular characters rudely interrupt the funeral of a Russian mobster's nephew, an associate assures that they will become this. Filled with vodka, of course.
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* In ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'', Detritus has the cranium of a human's skull as an heirloom from his grandmother, which he shows to Vimes after they arrive at an embassy with a troll's head on a trophy wall. Evidently she used it as a bowl to keep small items in.
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* In the legend of Wayland the Smith, he is imprisoned by a king to work only for him, having his hamstrings cut to prevent escape. As part of his revenge for this and other slights, he tricks the king's sons into visiting him, kills them, and makes their skulls into ivory goblets, which he gifts to the king and queen. (And as a nice bonus, Wayland set the kids' teeth into brooches which he also gifted to the royal couple.)
* ''History of the Lombards'' by Paul the Deacon relates that the Lombard King Alboin, after killing the Gepid King Cunimund in battle, had Cunimund's skull turned into a drinking cup, then married Cunimund's daughter Rosamund whom he had taken captive. The marriage had already lasted several years when Alboin at a royal banquet, being somewhat tipsy, had Rosamund served wine in Cunimund's skull, inviting her to "drink merrily with her father". In revenge for this humiliation, Rosamund had her husband murdered in a palace conspiracy.
* According to the Russian ''Primary Chronicle'', the skull of [[UsefulNotes/KievanRus Grand Prince Svyatoslav I of Kiev]] was turned into a drinking cup by the victorious Pechenegs after they had killed the Prince in an ambush at the lower Dnieper.
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* ''History of the Lombards'' by Paul the Deacon relates that the Lombard King Alboin, after killing the Gepid King Cunimund in battle, had Cunimund's skull turned into a drinking cup, then married Cunimund's daughter Rosamund whom he had taken captive. The marriage had already lasted several years when Alboin at a royal banquet, being somewhat tipsy, had Rosamund served wine in Cunimund's skull, inviting her to "drink merrily with her father". In revenge for this humiliation, Rosamund had her husband murdered in a palace conspiracy.
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* In the ''Literature/OurDumbCentury'' article "Christian Right Ascends To Heaven," Creator/CarlSagan's eternal punishment involves having his skull made into {{Satan}}'s drinking gourd.
* In the Literature/XWingSeries novel ''Iron Fist'', a reference to Skull Cups is used as a LastSecondWordSwap. Undercover as a SpacePirate, Face Loran is about to wish his comrades "May the Force be with you," but thinks better of it.
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* TheOtherWiki has an article about these [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_cup here]]. They range from the classical "barbarians drinking from the skulls of their enemies" (the 5th century BC Roman historian Herodotus cites the Scythians as doing this) to Indian and Tibetan ritual goblets.
* Blackbeard's skull ended up plated to use as a drinking cup.
* Possibly the most famous (allegedly) historical instance of this is the story of how the skull of the [[UsefulNotes/TheByzantineEmpire Byzantine Emperor]] Nikephoros I ended up lined with silver and presented to the Bulgar Khan Krum as a drinking cup after Nikephoros was killed at the Battle of Pliska in 811.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': [[MadScientist Professor Farnsworth]] has one made out of an old Native Martian skull.
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* In the Literature/XWingSeries novel ''Iron Fist'', a reference to Skull Cups is used as a LastSecondWordSwap. Undercover as a SpacePirate, Face Loran is about to wish his comrades "May the Force be with you," but thinks better of it.
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* Played for laughs in the ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip [[http://oglaf.com/skulls/ "Skulls!"]]. A king calls for the skull of an enemy to drink from. The wine runs out of the eye holes, so the king tries to find an enemy with no eyes. [[spoiler:He eventually kills a giant worm that fulfills the requirement, but it turn out it has no skull either]].
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* Played for laughs in the ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip [[http://oglaf.com/skulls/ "Skulls!"]], which provides the page image. A king calls for the skull of an enemy to drink from. The wine runs out of the eye holes, so the king tries to find an enemy with no eyes. [[spoiler:He eventually kills a giant worm that fulfills the requirement, but it turn out it has no skull either]].
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* Played for laughs in the ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip [[http://oglaf.com/skulls/ "Skulls!"]] A king calls for the skull of an enemy to drink from. The wine runs out of the eye holes, so the king tries to find an enemy with no eyes. [[spoiler:He eventually kills a giant worm that fulfills the requirement, but it turn out it has on skull either]].
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* In ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'', there's an optional scene in which [[FBIAgent York]] regales his Sheriff's Department allies with the story of a case he worked on involving a perp who drank Cuba Libres out of the skulls of his victims. [[BlackComedy He does this nonchalantly over dinner.]]
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* Played for laughs in the ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip [[http://oglaf.com/skulls/ "Skulls!"]] A king calls for the skull of an enemy to drink from. The wine runs out of the eye holes, so the king tries to find an enemy with no eyes.
* In Webcomic/StickInTheMud they are used by the demon lord.
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eyes. [[spoiler:He eventually kills a giant worm that fulfills the requirement, but it turn out it has on skull either]].
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* Karl Tanner in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' drinks from the skull of his slain boss [[spoiler: Lord Commander Mormont]]. It's [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil not even]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil the worst thing]] the writers have him do to [[ViewersAreMorons make sure the audience understands]] that he's a Very Very Bad Man([[TradeSnark TM]]).
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* The Thuggees in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' have a skull filled with "The Blood of Kali". They force their prisoners to drink it and it immediately induces a FaceHeelTurn. [[spoiler: Fortunately, burning the victims with a torch undoes the effect.]]
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If you want to make somebody threatening or as a sure sign of villainy, this is a way to suggest that a person is so cold they are unaffected by drinking from the remains of their dead enemies, as well as it being a grand form of humiliation and a warning to other foes. The use of someone's skull as such may also be a threat used during a BadassBoast.
The beverage in question may be blood, but is typically wine or some sort of elixir that may necessarily need to be imbibed from an enemy's skull. Other situations in which this trope commonly occurs include proposing a toast to the defeat of the enemy in question or intentionally wrong Shakespeare parodies.
Drinking or eating brains from a skull is [[BrainFood a different thing]]. Compare CreepySouvenir.
The beverage in question may be blood, but is typically wine or some sort of elixir that may necessarily need to be imbibed from an enemy's skull. Other situations in which this trope commonly occurs include proposing a toast to the defeat of the enemy in question or intentionally wrong Shakespeare parodies.
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* ''History of the Lombards'' by Paul the Deacon relates that the Lombard King Alboin, after killing the Gepid King Cunimund in battle, had Cunimund's skull turned into a drinking cup, then married Cunimund's daughter Rosamund whom he had taken captive. The marriage had already lasted several years when Alboin at a royal banquet, being somewhat tipsy, had Rosamund served wine in Cunimund's skull, inviting her to "drink merrily with her father". In revenge for this humiliation, Rosamund had her husband murdered in a palace conspiracy.
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* In the ''Literature/OurDumbCentury'' article "Christian Right Ascends To Heaven," Creator/CarlSagan's eternal punishment involves having his skull made into {{Satan}}'s drinking gourd.
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* Karl Tanner in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' drinks from the skull of his slain boss [[spoiler: Lord Commander Mormont]]. It's [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil not even]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil the worst thing]] the writers have him do to [[ViewersAreMorons make sure the audience understands]] that he's a Very Very Bad Man([[TradeSnark TM]]).
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}'', gathering enough favour from Kali rewards the player with a kapala with which they can collect blood to restore HitPoints.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' one of the things Doc says he'd do to cheaters is "drink my wine from their sun-bleached skull".
* Played for laughs in the ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip [[http://oglaf.com/skulls/ "Skulls!"]] A king calls for the skull of an enemy to drink from. The wine runs out of the eye holes, so the king tries to find an enemy with no eyes.
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* TheOtherWiki has an article about these [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_cup here]]. They range from the classical "barbarians drinking from the skulls of their enemies" (the 5th century BC Roman historian Herodotus cites the Scythians as doing this) to Indian and Tibetan ritual goblets.
* Blackbeard's skull ended up plated to use as a drinking cup.
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* TheOtherWiki has an article about these [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_cup here]]. They range from the classical "barbarians drinking from the skulls of their enemies" (the 5th century BC Roman historian Herodotus cites the Scythians as doing this) to Indian and Tibetan ritual goblets.
* Blackbeard's skull ended up plated to use as a drinking cup.
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-> '''Timandahaf:''' Now for our national beverage, apple brandy drunk from the skulls of our enemies! It's a very heady liquor.
-->-- ''Asterix and the Normans''
When a fierce, trophy-collecting warrior wants to be practical, he won't just make the remains of his enemies into a fetish. He'll make them into something usuful. Like a cup.
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* In ''[[ComicBook/Asterix Asterix and the Normans]]'' the skull cups are used by Normans.
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* In Webcomic/StickInTheMud they are used by the demon lord.
-->-- ''Asterix and the Normans''
When a fierce, trophy-collecting warrior wants to be practical, he won't just make the remains of his enemies into a fetish. He'll make them into something usuful. Like a cup.
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* In ''[[ComicBook/Asterix Asterix and the Normans]]'' the skull cups are used by Normans.
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* In Webcomic/StickInTheMud they are used by the demon lord.