Medieval Torture Devices
DigitalStomp
Published
12/04/2008
Pictures of some of the most infamous torture devices in the Middle Ages.
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Brazen Bull - Victim placed inside while bull is heated and burned alive. Eventually a complex system of tubes was implemented to make the victim's screams sound like an angry ox. -
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Breast ripper - Do you really need an explanation? -
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Flaying - The victim was slowly skinned. Most victims died before the torturer even got to the waist. -
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Head Crusher - The victim's head was slowly crushed in this primitive device as the torturer slowly turned the handle. First the teeth would shatter, followed by the eyes being squeezed out, causing an extremely painful, slow death. -
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Heretic's Fork - Prongs on each side, penetrated the skin to provide an extremely painful, sometimes dangerous, punishment. -
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Iron Maiden - The victim was stuffed into this coffin and was to either suffocate or die from hunger and thirst. -
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Juda's Cradle - This is not a device you want to sit on. You are slowly expanded as you slide further onto this torture device. You could die from within a couple hours to several days. -
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Knee Splitter - Used to crush many large joints. Though it rarely caused death, it commonly caused the interrogating to confess. -
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The Rack - This device stretched your body to the point of limbs actually being ripped off. -
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The Saw - Exactly what the picture looks like. -
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Thumbscrew - Any small joint could be put in this device. As the torturer tightened the device, the joint would be crushed slowly and painfully.
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