@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 8 days ago18th or 19th century AD spiked suits, purpose unknown, Central or Eastern Europeimagemessage-square43arrow-up1186arrow-down16
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minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish26•8 days agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/siberian-bear-hunting-suit-armor/
minus-squaremassive_bereavementlinkfedilink13•8 days agoYep this reminds me to Iron Maidens, attributed to medieval Europe but in reality they were made for kinky 19th century rich people that had a penchant for imaging kooky tortures.
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish14•8 days ago“Do you have ANY IDEA what HORRIBLE tortures medieval folk got up to!?” “A sadistic vassal with a hammer and a pair of pliers?” “No! Elaborate mechanisms! Chilling decor! Style! ATMOSPHERE!”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/siberian-bear-hunting-suit-armor/
Yep this reminds me to Iron Maidens, attributed to medieval Europe but in reality they were made for kinky 19th century rich people that had a penchant for imaging kooky tortures.
“Do you have ANY IDEA what HORRIBLE tortures medieval folk got up to!?”
“A sadistic vassal with a hammer and a pair of pliers?”
“No! Elaborate mechanisms! Chilling decor! Style! ATMOSPHERE!”