Man's Inhumanity to Man

A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.

Whitecapping

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/whitecapping 28th Feb 2023 - ''Whitecapping'' was a particularly brutal practice, traced to America and the 1830s  - within The State of Indiana, Groups of vigilante's (all C …

Molten Gold

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/molten-gold 10th Feb 2023 - Gold....The Political and Financial measure used by Humans for Centuries. Nations have used it for cause of War and Peace at times. Hence One might no …

''May God Have Mercy On Your Soul''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/may-god-have-mercy-on-your-soul 20th Dec 2022 - Dating to possibly the 7th Century AD under Jewish Rabbinical Law, the well known term ''May God Have Mercy on Your Soul'' is a legal exclamation rend …

The Ordeal of The Bitter Water

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-ordeal-of-the-bitter-water 15th Dec 2022 - An unusual Ancient Judaic practice for determining Adultery in a Wife, ''The Ordeal of The Bitter Waters'' was a practice found in several non-canonic …

Native American Enemy Mutilation Rituals

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/native-american-enemy-mutilation-rituals 6th Dec 2022 - Most Native American Tribes had some form of stylized ritual to mark their experiences in Combat and War. While touching an Enemy in battle was the mo …

''Scarlet Letter''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/scarlet-letter 6th Dec 2022 - While not a form of physical Torture – the use of ''Public Humiliation'' had been a popular form of ''Social'' punishment that was widely accept …

''Concrete Shoes''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/concrete-shoes 4th Dec 2022 - We’ve all seen the practice for it has been featured in MANY Gangster Noir Books and Films since the 1930s. A ‘’Wise Guy’&rsqu …

The ''Infernal Machine''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-infernal-machine 3rd Dec 2022 - Although the term "Infernal Machine" is associated with any type of self-made device used in assassination or murder attempts (coined in 18th and 19th …

Temalacatl

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/temalacatl 3rd Dec 2022 - The Temalacatl was an Ancient Aztec Cultural Practice, most associated with a similar belief among The Ancient Romans. The practice involved a Gladiat …

Black Legend

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/black-legend 29th Nov 2022 - While the term ''Black Legend'' is credited to Historians in the 1890s – it's ''practice'' can be traced back to the 16th Century AD – as …

Holmgang

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/holmgang 29th Nov 2022 - The Holmgang was a Norse ritual akin to ''Trial By Combat'' or a Duel. Ancient Norse Texts tell of the practice being performed as a means of ''settli …

''Crocodile'' Shears

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/crocodile-shears 28th Nov 2022 - Seen in the 15th Century, this Device (sometimes simply known as "Shears"), were made in a "decorative" Crocodile motif. The "teeth" were sharpened ex …