MEDIEVAL TORTURE DEVICES
Torture was used during the Middle Ages for three reasons:
To Force confessions or secret information from those accused
To discorage dessent and intellectual freedom
To Persuade Jews, Muslims, and other non-believers to accept Christianity
The most common means of torture included burning, beating and suffocating, however the techniques below are some of the most extravigant. Torture can include anything used to bring upon physical or mental pain but these below are some of the most common.
Wooden wedges were forced underneath the toenails to help urge a confession from the criminal. The toenails often became infected and other tortures were applied if this was not enough for confession.
This scissor type instrument was used to slice the tongue up afte the victims mouth was forced open.
The copper boot was placed around the foot of the victim and filled to the brim with molten lead causing first degree burns.
The sprinkler was filled with molten metal and dripped on the stomach, back, and other body parts of the victim.
During the water torture, the victims nostrils were pinched shut and fluid was poured down his throat. Intstead of water, sometimes vinegar, urine, or urine and a combination of diarrhea were forced dwon the throat.
The thumbscrew was simple placed on the thumb and tighten until it crushed the thumb. The tool was also used on toes.
These toothed bars squeezed the victim's testicles til they were destroyed.
The victim was placed on the Spanish donkey and then had extremely heavy weights tied to his or her legs until the force was so great that it destroyed the are between the legs.
The Foot Press slowly squeezed the naked foot between the iron plates lined with sharp spikes to crush the bones of the foot.
The Scottish Boot was placed around the ankle of the victim and then wedges were forced into the ankle.
The name breast ripper explains itself.
The pear was a metal object that is shoved inside the mouth anal cavity and vagina. Once in place the screw at the end was turned and the pear opened up inside the cavity. This caused much damage and lead to death.
The victim was bound on an oblong wooden frame with a roller at each end. If the victim refused to answer questions, the rollers were turned until the victim's joints were pulled out of their sockets.
The branks were a mask that had a metal piece that goes in your mouth. The mouth piece has spikes on it, which unables you to talk.
The Juda Cradle is a horrible torture. The victim is hung above a cone pyramid type object and then is lowered upon it. the sharp tip of the cone or pyramid is forced into the area between the legs.
The headcrusher simply crushed your head.
The whirligig was not that bad of a torture. It just span the victim til they puked.
The cat's paw was a short pole with a pitch fork at one end. It was used to tear the the flesh of the vitim.br>
The heretic fork was a two sided prong that went between your chin and your chest. You could not talk with instrument in place and it was very painful.br>
The chair of spikes was a chair of spikes. The victim would sit in the chair and weights would be applied onto the victim forcing his body into the metal spikes.
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