Man's Inhumanity to Man
A History of Torture and Execution throughout Time.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/instep-borer
24th Nov 2022 - The 15th Century Germany, ''The Instep Borer'' was a Torture device made to resemble a Boot. Constructed of iron, it was hinged to allow p …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/spanish-cradle
24th Nov 2022 - From the 13th/14th Century, The Spanish Cradle was a wooden wedge shaped device (roughly 5 to 6 feet in length). Raised off the ground 5 to 6 feet as …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/immurement
24th Nov 2022 - As a method of both Torture and Execution, Immurement is the practice of enclosing a Victim in some form of small enclosure, depriving the, of light a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/corsned
24th Nov 2022 - A Method for extracting if one was a Witch, Warlock or possibly possessed of a Demon – The Anglo-Saxon practice of “Corsned” dates t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/marooning
24th Nov 2022 - The practice of Marooning was used as a Punishment (and Execution), by Pirate Captain and Crews. It could be used to punish a Crewman for anything fro …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/walking-the-plank
24th Nov 2022 - Iconic in Pirate “lore”, this Pirate punishment and execution was used as early as 1769. Candidates for Walking The Plank would earn this …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/keelhauling
24th Nov 2022 - Not necessarily a sole Pirate Punishment, the Practice of Keelhauling was used by Navies as well. The practice involved tying a long rope to the offen …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-hangmans-jig
24th Nov 2022 - The Criminal venture known as Piracy was frought with danger. The most serious of which was being captured by Authorities. Almost always, the verdict …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/fusing
24th Nov 2022 - A method of Torture used by Pirates as a way to illicit information, the practice of Fusing was very effective - and painful. In essence, Pirates woul …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hung-by-a-yardarm
24th Nov 2022 - Not a "Pirate" invention to be sure, the practice of being "Hung in The Yardarm" is a two-fold examination - that evolved into a method of Execu …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-long-drink
24th Nov 2022 - Although not indicative of Piracy originally (but no doubt made popular by them), the actual procedure was known as "Staking". Recorded as an executio …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bottling
24th Nov 2022 - Only a ruthless Pirate could have dreamt up THIS cruel and barbaric form of Torture/Execution. Actually a form of Bludgeoning, "Bottling" was a slow a …