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Medieval Torture Museum - HANGING Hanging, execution or murder by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose. The traditional method of execution involves suspending victims from a gallows or crossbeam
Medieval Torture Museum - HANGING BY THE RIBS Hanging by the ribs is a form of execution performed by inserting a sharpened hook into the side of the condemned so that it
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![The strappado is a form of torture wherein the victim has his or her arms tied behind their back; a large rope is then tied to the wrists and passed over a The strappado is a form of torture wherein the victim has his or her arms tied behind their back; a large rope is then tied to the wrists and passed over a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T9659N/the-strappado-is-a-form-of-torture-wherein-the-victim-has-his-or-her-arms-tied-behind-their-back-a-large-rope-is-then-tied-to-the-wrists-and-passed-over-a-pulley-beam-or-a-hook-on-the-roof-the-torturer-pulls-on-this-rope-until-the-victim-is-hanging-from-the-arms-since-the-hands-are-tied-behind-the-victims-back-this-will-cause-a-very-intense-pain-and-possible-dislocation-of-the-arms-T9659N.jpg)