Skip to content

Unexplainable.net

Watching The World Change

  • Rhode Island: America’s Most Densely Haunted Ghost And Demons
  • Chinese Astrology , the Element Signs II Space and Astrology
  • UFOBC: January fireballs seen throughout Vancouver region UFOs and Aliens
  • Why is Pluto sometimes the farthest planet from the Sun Space and Astrology
  • Intelligent Robots Hold Conversation With Humans Technology Articles
  • Mars Bunny Shape Deplicted On The Surface Space and Astrology
  • UFO Congress And The Run Down Of Participants UFOs and Aliens
  • Haunted Theatres in the United States Ghost And Demons

Medieval Torture , The Wheel and Rack

Posted on March 24, 2010 By jim No Comments on Medieval Torture , The Wheel and Rack
Mooker

It’s not exactly known where the concept of ‘the wheel’ came from in terms of torture, but it was used mainly during the Dark Ages throughout England, France and Germany. In this article, you will learn how the wheel would inflict pain on the body, as well as some of the other methods of medieval torture.

The Wheel

The wheel was a device comprised of a large piece of circular wood with spokes attached. Limbs were tied to the spokes and the wheel was slowly turned. Openings between the spokes allowed a torturer to hit the victim with an iron hammer to break bones. With broken bones, the victim was left to die on the wheel. If a victim was sentenced to die an extremely painful death, they were placed on a tall pole so that birds could finish off the body.

For small offenses, the victim was able to survive their torture, and would live to describe what they believed was the most painful torture device ever conceived. It was a torture method of choice to punish traitors, those against religion, homosexuals and spies.

Sometimes the wheel was used in conjunction with horses pulling the victim, which was pretty common. With feet tied with a rope, they were connected to a wild horse in a cage. Sometimes, the hands would be fastened to a wall. In some cases, using nails to imitate Jesus Christ created a religious meaning behind the torture. When the torturer was ready to begin, the horse would be ordered to ride at full speed. The victim’s bones would eventually break. If the victim was a large sized man or very strong, it was not uncommon to see two or three horses used during the torture.

It’s hard to believe, but the human body and skin could be very resistant to breakage. When the horses were ordered to run, they would move with all of their might and a victim could have their arms separated from the rest of their body.

Other victims were stretched on the wheel, as a torturer would turn a handle that caused their body to be increasingly pulled. In some cases, fire and nails attached to the floor were added to the torture equation.

The Rack

During medieval times in Britain, the rack was used between 1154 and 1485. It was a torture device that was rectangular in shape and usually comprised of a wooden frame, a roller, and a fixed bar. A victim had their legs fastened to the bar and their hands were tied to the movable bar. A torturer turned the handle, which caused the ropes to pull at the arms of the victim. In time, the victim’s bones became dislocated with a loud crack, which caused the cartilage, ligaments, and bones to snap. If the contraption was turned even more, the limbs were completely ripped off in the end.

This form of torture was used to get confessions out of a person. If a victim refused to confess, the torturer would continue to stretch out the body. It was also a way to strike fear into the hearts of other victims, as they made them watch someone else going through the process. A group of people known in history to undergo this form of torture was many of the knights belonging to the Knights Templar , whose mission was to protect Pilgrims.

Information and Theories

Post navigation

Previous Post: Medieval Torture: The Guillotine
Next Post: Extreme Methods of Punishment

Related Posts

  • Second ‘Hunger Games’ Movie, ‘Catching Fire’ is an Example of a New World Order Society Information and Theories
  • Ancient European Healing: The Four Humors Information and Theories
  • From North to South: Haunted Irish Castles Information and Theories
  • Languages Dying at Incredible Speed Information and Theories
  • Frankenstein Trivia , The Book Information and Theories
  • What is Crampbark? Information and Theories

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Mahavatar Babaji: The Yogi alive for 2000 years
  • Spirituality and science conflict
  • Conspiracies and myths about spirituality
  • Know your Ki: Reiki
  • 10 amazing plants to promote spirituality and positivity

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • May 2020
  • June 2018
  • February 2018
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • February 2016
  • September 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • July 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007
  • March 2007
  • February 2007
  • January 2007
  • December 2006
  • November 2006
  • October 2006
  • September 2006
  • August 2006
  • July 2006
  • June 2006
  • May 2006
  • April 2006
  • March 2006
  • February 2006
  • January 2006
  • December 2005
  • November 2005
  • October 2005
  • September 2005
  • August 2005
  • July 2005
  • June 2005
  • May 2005
  • April 2005
  • March 2005
  • February 2005
  • January 2005
  • December 2004
  • November 2004
  • October 2004
  • September 2004
  • August 2004
  • July 2004
  • June 2004
  • May 2004
  • April 2004
  • March 2004
  • February 2004
  • January 2004
  • December 2003
  • November 2003
  • October 2003

Categories

  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Benjamin Fulford Story
  • Cryptology and Monsters
  • Eating Healthy
  • Ghost And Demons
  • Information and Theories
  • Mars Coverage
  • Meditation And Spirituality
  • Mysteries
  • NASA Articles
  • Other Exciting News
  • Personal Accounts
  • Pictures And Multimedia
  • Political Conspiracies
  • Recent Submissions
  • Religion Articles
  • Self Improvement
  • Simply Unexplainable
  • Space and Astrology
  • Technology Articles
  • True Stories
  • UFOs and Aliens
  • Unexplainable Video Library
  • Unexplainable Weather
  • The Watcher Presents The Real Truth of Aliens UFOs and Aliens
  • Yellowstone Caldera Swells – Is This The End? Unexplainable Weather
  • Versions of the Bible IV Religion Articles
  • The CONELRAD System and the Internet Information and Theories
  • Appian Way , An Infamous Ancient Roman Road III Ancient Civilizations
  • Haunted St. Bartholomew & Old Rectory Churches Ghost And Demons
  • Discovery Sheds Light on Invisibility Simply Unexplainable
  • Ancient Musical Instruments of Rome I Ancient Civilizations

Copyright © 2023 Unexplainable.net.

Powered by PressBook News Dark theme