How many kinds of traditional torture were there in ancient western countries?

The following are the 20 most cruel punishments in western history, in order of horror:

20. punish shoes

Shoes are often used in combination with head-hand flail (a device that supports the head and wrist when standing). As long as you can't support yourself on your toes, the steel needle on your heel will pierce your heel.

19. Cult fork

Cult fork is a kind of torture device. It is a metal bar with forks at both ends, which is fixed around the neck with a belt. One end is inserted into the chin and the other end points to the sternum. Only stretching the neck can relieve the pain, and this kind of torture will cause great pain. The design of the four fork points between the chin and the sternum will give the prisoner enough range of motion to make his mouth confess.

18. Immerse in the river

It is mainly used to treat women by soaking them in Hanoi, vats or ponds, and it is mostly used to punish women and witches who curse the streets. After soaking for a while, give them a chance to express their love. If she confesses, she will be killed. If she doesn't confess, she will drown again. This process is usually repeated until the victim drowns or gives up this punishment and is executed by another method (hanging or burning (rarely used)).

17. Wooden boots

The prisoner's legs were put between two boards and tied with ropes. The torturer knocked down the wedge between the ropes with a hammer. Every time the wedge is driven, the tibia at the tip of the wedge will be shattered. This penalty requires at least 12 wedges on the upper and lower sides of the leg. When the wooden boots were removed, bone fragments seemed to be packed in a loose bag.

16. Waterboarding

This is the only non-medieval item on the European torture list. Waterboarding was the favorite punishment of Japanese prisoners of war guards during World War II. If the victim is punished for the first time, his mouth will be sealed with barbed wire and rags.

Then, the guard inserted the snake tube into the victim's nose and filled it with water to inflate his abdomen. When the water is full, the guard will kick the prisoner's abdomen until his stomach bursts, and then he will die.

15. Cat's paw

It is very simple to use, that is, slowly tear off the meat. In many cases, all the meat is torn off, revealing the bones.

14. Indiana

It looks like: tie your hands and feet and pull your body in the opposite direction until your limbs are slowly out of joint.

13. Four horses were dismembered.

Four-horse dismemberment is a more advanced punishment method in Indiana, which is only used for murderers and prisoners who attempt to kill nobles or royal family members. The prisoner's four hands and feet are tied, and four horses are pulled in four directions at the same time, and the body can be split in an instant. (# Chopped in China)

12. Hua Kai pear

According to the sex of the prisoner, the pear is inserted into the anus or vagina in a closed state, and then shaken by hand to make the pear blossom until it makes people feel quite uncomfortable.

1 1. Wash the soul

In many Catholic countries, clergy believe that if a person with evil soul is forced to eat boiling hot water or burning coal or both, his corrupt soul can be purified. Of course, this should be done before he is punished for his crimes, a kind of "warm punishment", if you like.

10. Hanging cage

The prisoners in the picture are lucky, because most prisoners who use hanging cages are completely naked and exposed to extreme cold or heat. Moreover, most prisoners who are punished by hanging cages are generally hanged there after other punishments. But wait-a long time! Prisoners stay in cages until they are hanged or die of thirst, which may take several weeks.

9. Head crusher

The execution of the death penalty with a head crusher is usually like this: the teeth are squeezed into the alveolar cavity and the surrounding jawbone is broken. Then the eyes are ejected from the orbit and the brain is ejected from the ear. Incredibly, many countries still use the same version of the head crusher as today's interrogation tools.

8. Set fire to the post

Favorite of witches accused of blasphemy. The clergy believe that burning a witch can permanently destroy her evil spirits in the tangible world, thus eliminating any possible further pollution to innocent souls. That makes sense.

7. Judas pointed stool

The prisoner was lifted from the top of the pyramid and slowly lowered, and the tip was inserted into the crotch. The tightness of the chain depends on the executioner's mood, and he can control whether the victim's weight is all on this point.

6. Cutter seat

Knife stool is a variant of Judas pointed stool. We don't think this picture is clearly explained.

5. Iron Lady

The following is the record of Iron Lady's first use on August 4th, 15 15: "There was counterfeit money in it, and the door closed slowly, so sharp steel needles pierced his arms, legs, abdomen, chest, bladder, thigh heel, eyes, shoulders and buttocks from several places, but it was not enough to kill him, so he shouted loudly."

4. interrogation chair

Not only are there hundreds of tiny nail tips that make people uncomfortable to sit on, but they usually light a fire underneath and bake iron chairs to terrible hot temperatures.

Step 3 stab

This was the standard form of punishment for traitors in Algiers, Tunisia, Tripoli and Sally in the Middle Ages. Believe it or not, once this long thorn is inserted from the prisoner's anus and then passes through his mouth or throat, the prisoner can live in this state for more than a day and crawl in the mud for everyone to watch.

2. See the punishment

Seeing that punishment may represent the darkest moment of human wisdom. The principle is that when the victim is upside down, most of the blood will rush to his head. This is the most important thing in the whole process, you see, because the executioner saw the victim's crotch. The blood in the head can get enough oxygen, which is the most terrible consequence, because before cutting the navel and sometimes sawing the upper abdomen, the prisoner's consciousness is very clear, which can avoid bleeding to death.

1. Rotation penalty

Top 20 Torture in European History

The last and most dangerous. Rotation punishment is the most common form of punishment in medieval Germany, second only to hanging cages. First, the limbs of the victim (usually naked) are tied to the ground separately. But the wooden spokes correspond to the main joints, such as wrists, ankles, knees, hips and shoulders. The executioner broke limbs and joints with heavy iron-clad wheels. However, this is only the beginning of a nightmare. The bones of the limbs are broken and mixed with blood and meat to form a soft state. The limbs are woven on the spokes of the wheel and then hung outward from the front. The tortured victim will remain in this state for several days, and after his or her death, he or she will become a feast for crows and insects.