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According to the German Wikipedia article at least, that headline is plain wrong [1][2]. The Article states explicitly that this was not used to punish bad musi
by _0ffh 7y ago
According to the German Wikipedia article at least, that headline is plain wrong [1][2].
The Article states explicitly that this was not used to punish bad musicians, but for infractions against the law which were not deemed serious enough to warrant harsher punishments.
[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schandfl%C3%B6te https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schandfl%C3%B6te (Original)
[2] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSchandfl%C3%B6te https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3... (Google translated)
- empath75 7y agoThat makes a lot more sense than the story in the article, thanks. https://www.medievalists.net/2016/03/why-medieval-torture-devices-are-not-medieval/ https://www.medievalists.net/2016/03/why-medieval-torture-de... Most medieval torture devices were hoaxes. The Iron Maiden being the most famous example.