#Medieval torture full

One of the main factors that drives a human being - that is the instinct to procreate, and the pleasures involved. Later, their purpose and type were transformed into their iron counterpart. Victims of this device could very quickly die from blood loss and painful shock.Īn interesting fact: The chastity belt was considered to be leather straps, which in Ancient Rome, were used by slaves in trying to prevent pregnancy. When the screw tightened, the pear segments were released to allow for maximum carnage. Using the pear as punishment was considered more severe, since before it is applied it is heated, then injected into the mouth, anus, or vagina.

Both instruments were designed to break the most sensitive of organs. They were often used in conjunction with the interrogation of witches and heretics.

#Medieval torture full

These devices were made of metal, sometimes supplied with studs, and most were just very tight and prevented full erections.īut among the intimate forms there existed even more terrible devices. However, loss of men especially the young, to sex or masturbation – this is a real torture for such behavior. In those days it was customary to assume that masturbating lead to blindness, insanity, sudden death, and other dire consequences. In addition, anyone returning from distant lands could see how many times his missus tried to escape from her ‘captivity’ which a device modified to “pinch off” a piece of the material it was protecting, every time someone tried to open it without the key.Ī century later in Victorian England, a similar device with rings was invented for males which were worn to wean young boys away from masturbating. Keys were produced as a single copy, and picks to them could not be created. Over time, the model’s measurements were improved, and the creation of locks was engaged in by jewelers. Although one is able to defecate in them, they make hygiene almost impossible. They chained wives up and took the key away with them. These tools were very popular among knights, those going into campaigns and too conscious of the loyalty of their spouses. The earliest instance of the female chastity belt was discovered in Austria by the famous archaeologist Anthony Pechindzerom and belongs to the XVI century.

So there now exist anti-masturbatory rings and chastity belts. The desire to curb human passions and the approval for power over the most deep-seated motivations, lead to the creation of some of the most sophisticated and intricate devices of torture known to man.