It is known that a particularly cruel torture during the middle ages.
The middle ages are considered the most violent era in human history when even the slightest infraction of a person could be subjected to severe torture.
Instruments of torture at that time was so sophisticated that the cruelty of their inventors simply amazing. Below we offer you the 13th most terrible instruments of torture.
1. “Pear of pain
An instrument of torture for homosexuals and not only. This cruel instrument was used to punish women who have had an abortion, liars and homosexuals. The device is inserted into the vagina in women or anus in men. When the executioner turned the screw, the “petals” are unfolded, tearing flesh and bringing the victims of unbearable suffering. Many died then from a blood infection.
2. Rack
The rack is the most popular instrument of medieval torture. To a wooden frame in his hands and feet tied victim and stretched limbs in opposite directions. At first torn cartilage, and then pulled out of the limb. Later fastened to the frame spikes that dug into the back of the victim. To enhance the pain spikes smeared with salt.
3. “The Catherine Wheel”
Before you tie the victim to the wheel, her broken limbs. During the rotation of the feet and hands finally villaveces, bringing the victim’s unbearable suffering. Some died of shock, while others suffered for several days.
4. Pipe-crocodile
The medieval torture device. Legs or face of the victim (sometimes both) were placed inside this tube, thus her roots. The torturer gradually heated the iron, forcing people to admit to anything.
5. Copper bull, which was placed on the victim.
The victim was placed in a copper statue of a bull, which was divorced fire. A man died from burns and suffocation. During the torture, the cries coming from inside, resembled the bellowing of a bull.
6. The Spanish donkey is a cruel instrument of torture.
Wooden beam in the form of a triangle were fixed on the “legs”. The naked victim was placed on top of an acute angle that hit right in the crotch. To torture was more unbearable, the feet tied weights.
7. Torture coffin
The iron cage of torture. The victim was placed in a metal cage, which immobilizes them completely. If torture coffins had people not in size, it caused them additional suffering. This death was long and painful. Birds pecking at the flesh of the victims, and the crowd threw stones at them.
8. Crusher head
A medieval instrument of torture for crushing the head.
The head of the unfortunate clamped under this “hood”. The executioner slowly tightened the screws, and top part of the “crusher” crushed skull. The first broke jaw dropped tooth. Then squeezed his eyes, and finally broke the skull.
9. The torture of the “cat’s paw”.
“Cat’s paw” has been used to tear flesh to the bone.
10. The knee crusher
A device for crushing the knees. This instrument of torture was especially popular during the Inquisition. The knee of the victim were placed between the teeth. When the executioner tightened the screws, the teeth pierced flesh, and then crushed the knee joint. After such torture to stand, but his legs is not possible.
11. “The Cradle Of Judas”
One of the most brutal torture was called “the Cradle of Judas” or “Judas Chair”. The victim is forcibly lowered to the iron pyramid. The tip fell straight into the anus or vagina. Obtained breaks after some time leads to death.
12. Breast claws
This instrument of torture was applied to women who were accused of adultery. “Claws” was heated, and then plunged in the chest of the victim. If the woman did not die, for life she was left with horrible scars.
13. “A dirty dam
This kind of iron mask was used to punish quarrelsome women. Inside it could be the spikes and the hole for the mouth plate, which is superimposed on the language that the victim could not speak. Usually a woman held for noisy areas. The bell attached to the mask, has attracted worldwide attention, prompting the crowd to laugh at the one that was punished.
