Bizarre punishments from medieval Europe (Part four)

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[Holy-Crusader]

I love how they have all of these horrifying punishments then at the end its just "run around town in a white sheet"

[Robofay]

The last was probably the best punish during the entire medieval times

[saw-blade]

The ghost punishment is probably the nicest form of "torture" ever

[usually.asleep]

“why are u wearing that metal bridle?”
“i was a yapper… they called me a chatterbox” 💀

[emmacobb]

I love how it’s a list of all these crazy things then the last one is just “you failed the give check, go play dress up”

[jimmyrobot]

You gotta give me a warning, man. That ghost in the end was too spooky for me.

[Alec_____]

"videogames make people violent"

People before videogames:

[Fudgebrowney]

"Quit yappin" *puts weird helmet thing on her*

[flores]

Fun fact: if you somehow survived the wheel, it would be viewed as divine intervention and they would heal you back up (to the best of their abilities considering the damage) and you’d be free to go

[Nancy_Zheng]

“Sir, the pear is supposed to be a form of torture.”

[samdixon]

Bro took "UP YOUR ASS" to another level 💀💀💀

[officially_weirdcore_polly]

That first one is the prototype for the reverse beartrap 😂

[JoShiLee]

“Not a phone in sight, just people living in the moment.”

[zolengeb.]

Fun Fact: The device we call “the pear of anguish” was never actually confirmed to be for torture, that was just what some historians assumed it was used for after the fact. It’s far more likely that it was a tool used by cobblers or tailors to open up shoes or sleeves a few sizes.

[dazaikinniee]

Bro took “ shut your mouth “ to another level ☠️☠️☠️

[JackWithaCrown]

1200s men : Youre yappin too much, hey jim! Invent a torture device will you?

[ydodel]

Imagine getting convicted of blasphemy and the judge says "I sentence you to goatse"

[ILuvDilfs]

They took ‘stfu’ to whole new level 💀💀💀

[Brother_Piner]

The Pear of Anguish is of disputed credibility. In fact, most medieval torture devices are. Heck, the Pear isn’t even Medieval, it’s actually more consistent with designs circa 1600, which is early-modern, not medieval. There is no known first-hand or even remotely related account of it being used, and only a few are known to exist from 1600.

[SunsetFoox._.]

Teaches me more history than social studies at school 💀💀💀