Most of the people they believed to be witches were actually people with psychological disorders such as schizophrenia. They did not know how to handle such things back them so they assumed they were either possessed by demons or they were a witch. This is why doctors would drill holes into the brains of those "infected", so the demons could escape. However, this would just kill the patient.
it is really interesting looking and reading about all these torture and execution devices. i remember i read something in Asian book there was a torture cut the person arm, and leg off then put then in the barrel, they also cut the person tongue, so he or she can not talk or yell for help.
Times really have changed since the Middle Ages, and as much as it is interesting to see what was happening at that time and how all the devices worked it is very sad to know that this was the way those with different beliefs were treated. I'd be scared to live in that time because I am sure that I would be in one of those devices. One of the worst devices, in my opinion, is the wooden horse because a person was literally ripped up the middle unless they confessed to their sins.
Most of the people they believed to be witches were actually people with psychological disorders such as schizophrenia. They did not know how to handle such things back them so they assumed they were either possessed by demons or they were a witch. This is why doctors would drill holes into the brains of those "infected", so the demons could escape. However, this would just kill the patient.
ReplyDeleteit is really interesting looking and reading about all these torture and execution devices. i remember i read something in Asian book there was a torture cut the person arm, and leg off then put then in the barrel, they also cut the person tongue, so he or she can not talk or yell for help.
ReplyDeleteTimes really have changed since the Middle Ages, and as much as it is interesting to see what was happening at that time and how all the devices worked it is very sad to know that this was the way those with different beliefs were treated. I'd be scared to live in that time because I am sure that I would be in one of those devices. One of the worst devices, in my opinion, is the wooden horse because a person was literally ripped up the middle unless they confessed to their sins.
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