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Torture Devices Used In Midevil Times

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What were the torture devices used in midevil times and why were they so cruel? In Medieval mainly and many other places midevil torture devices were commonly use to scare and threaten the public in hopes to prevent more crime. According to quora.com “The purpose of “cruelty” was to shock and frighten people in order to prevent more crimes. That is also why executions were public. There was no mass media : so a brutal public execution was the only way to publicize the punishment.”

Medieval torture devices were created to inflict a lot of pain and suffering, often as a way to punish people for breaking the law or confessing to a crime. The people who used these devices were not concerned with the well-being of the person being tortured and …show more content…

It was a bronze statue of a bull that was hollow on the inside and had a door on the side. The victim would be locked inside the bull, and a fire would be lit underneath it. As the bronze bull heated up, the victim inside would be slowly roasted to death.The Brazen Bull was designed to be as cruel and painful as possible, and it was considered a highly feared form of punishment for those who broke the law.
The bull was also designed to amplify the sounds made by the victim, so that the screams of agony would come out of the bull's mouth as if it were mooing. This was meant to add to the drama and terror of the punishment, as people gathered around to listen to the horrible sounds.
The website "Medieval Chronicles" states, "The Brazen Bull was a cruel and sadistic device used as a means of punishment and execution in ancient Greece. It was a bronze statue in the shape of a bull, with a door on the side that could be opened to place the victim inside. The bull was then heated over a fire, causing the person inside to slowly roast to death, with their screams being amplified through tubes in the bull's head to sound like the animal's …show more content…

The rats are provoked to attack and gnaw through often leading to a slow and painful death.
As reported by the website "Medieval Chronicles", "Rat torture was a brutal and sadistic method of punishment and interrogation used throughout history. The victim was placed in a container, such as a barrel or cage, with hungry rats, who were then encouraged to attack and feed on the person. This often resulted in a slow and painful death, as the rats consumed the victim's flesh."
The origins of rat torture are unknown, but it is believed to have been during the medieval period. It was a popular form of punishment and interrogation, used to extract information or confess to a crime. It was also used as a form of punishment for those who were considered to be particularly heinous or disgusting, such as thieves or murderers.
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