The tools of torture

In the Middle Ages, people often performed brutal tortures for the purpose of punishment, interrogation and deterrence of criminals. The horrific torture tools that make you build your hair below have the potential to cause extremely long-lasting pain as well as death for those who unfortunately have to 'suffer' them.

Tools for pressing head

With this tool, the head is placed in the position between the upper hat and the bottom rail. The screw will gradually be screwed down to crush the offender's head. At the beginning of the torture, the torturer could fix the head of the prisoner and use hard objects to knock on the upper cap to make the pain spread throughout their bodies.

Cat's nail set

This cat's claw is often attached to a handle. It was like an enlarged version of the torture's hand. With this horrifying device, prisoners will be cut from any part of the body.

Knee crushing tool

This is quite common torture method in medieval Inquisition . The victim's knee will be crushed and of course the leg will be disabled. The screws on the ends of the tool will gradually be tightened, making the two blades close and torturing the knee of the offender. This device can also be used in other parts of the body like the arm.

'Scavenger's daughter'

'Scavenger's daughter' is a torture tool invented during the reign of King Henry VIII by William Skevington , a lieutenant of the Tower of London. It is an A-shaped metal frame where the offender is attached to the top of the letter, hands at the middle and the legs at both ends under the letter A. The offender will be forced to bow his head and compress his body so that blood flows nose and ear lines. This torture device is the opposite of another device of the same time as ' The Daughter of Exeter' uses the principle of stretching instead of compressing the body.

Judas chair

This torture measure still exists in some South American countries today. The pinnacle of the 'pyramid' in the chair is where the prisoners are hung up and dropped so that their private area, anal area or tailbone is severely beaten and must catch all body weight. Prisoners may be subject to this torture repeatedly. Today, people also integrate additional discharge belts at the same waist and pointed tip at the top of the pyramid.

Spanish donkey

Similar to the chair Judas, the device also impacted the vulnerable areas of the victim through a ' Dumbback ' with sharp peaks. The victim will be forced to sit up as if riding a donkey. Under their feet will be forced to bear the weight and the pain will increase as the weight of the weight becomes larger. At a certain time, the victim's body will be torn vertically because the weight is too large to be tied to two legs.

The pear is suffering

This is a punishment for sex offenders, women who are accused of "having a relationship with Satan" or for medieval gay men. 'Iron pear ' will be placed in the victim's mouth, vagina or anus and then the screws will help adjust the opening of the sharp blades to stab the body part subject to torture, causing death. for offenders in most cases.

Spray tools

Spray tool consists of 2 heads. One end is the handle and the other end consists of 2 half hemispheres. The upper half can be disassembled and people will pour into the bottom half of deadly solutions like molten metal, boiling oil, boiling water or melted plastic. After being fully reassembled, it can irrigate the offenders with hot human solutions. Of course, victims in this case will be tied to make sure they do not run away.

Chest compressors

Mothers with illegitimate children, women who commit crimes such as heresy, blasphemy, adultery, free abortion, and white magic for pornography will be subject to this penalty. Cold or red-rimmed steel frames will crush the sinner's chest. Another version of this tool is the more sharpened grip pincers that will result in greater damage and pain.

Crocodile jaw

Crocodile jaw is a torture tool used in the late Middle Ages in Europe and is often reserved for prisoners who are guilty of assassinating the king. This is essentially a plier designed so that when sandwiched between 2 clamps will be a long narrow slot with sharp iron teeth inside. Prisoners will be tortured in the penis, causing them to suffer severe pain or lead to severe arterial bleeding.

Torture trough

This is the kind of medieval instrument that most people know. The torture trough is actually a large wooden pedestal with two rollers located at both ends. The victim's hands and feet were tied one after another to two rollers. When the roller runs, they will stretch the victim's body.

Illustration of torture trough.(Photo: ALAMY)

Wheel

This type of tool is very popular in Germany in the Middle Ages. The executioner will tie the victim to a wheel on the ground and place the horizontal bars underneath the main joints of the body (wrists, ankles, hips, shoulders, knees). After that, the executioner used a baseball bat or bat to hit the victim's joints. The gaps in the wheels will break their bones.

Another way to do this is to tie the victim to two wooden stakes that form an X shape. After the victim dies, their bodies will be displayed on the wheel.

Execution scene with medieval wheel.(Photo: history.com)

Wooden horse

People call this type of wooden horse or Spanish donkey . It is very popular during the colonial period in America and in the Middle Ages with triangles and pointed heads. The victim had to sit on a wooden horse that caused all of his body weight to fall to the perineal area. The executioner tied their legs with heavy berries to keep them balanced. Weight from two heavy fruits will pull the victim's entire body down and seriously injure the perineal area and even cut it in half. This is one of the most painful and brutal tools

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Wooden horse