"Pear of Suffering" - an instrument of torture that forced you to confess to anything
"Pear of Suffering" - an instrument of torture that forced you to confess to anything

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The Pear of Suffering is a sophisticated instrument of torture
The Pear of Suffering is a sophisticated instrument of torture

In the Middle Ages, and then in subsequent eras, those guilty and accused of crimes were tortured. The implements used by the executioners were very diverse. Among the sophisticated torture devices, it is worth noting pear of suffering … This, at first glance, a harmless object brought inhuman torment to those on whom it was used.

The iron pear is a torture device
The iron pear is a torture device

The Pear of Anguish was used to punish abortion women, homosexuals, blasphemers and liars. Women who were accused of witchcraft got it too.

Chastity belt and choke bag. Museum of the Inquisition, Spain
Chastity belt and choke bag. Museum of the Inquisition, Spain

There were four types of this device. One was injected into the vagina, the other into the male anus, the third into the mouth, and the fourth mutilated the nostrils. The principle of operation of the pear was as follows: after entering the instrument of torture in the right place, the executioner began to turn the screw of the device, and the four parts "opened" like flower petals, tearing the victim's flesh.

A pear that was inserted into the mouth. Torture Museum at Lubuska Land Museum, Zielona Gora, Poland
A pear that was inserted into the mouth. Torture Museum at Lubuska Land Museum, Zielona Gora, Poland

They did not die directly from torture by the pear itself. As a rule, other forms of torture followed. The pear was rarely washed (or not washed at all), so if the tortured person was “lucky” and was released, death overtook him due to blood poisoning.

Women who had abortions, homosexuals, liars and blasphemers were punished with the pear of suffering
Women who had abortions, homosexuals, liars and blasphemers were punished with the pear of suffering

History knows many types of torture that did not leave obvious marks on the human body, but at the same time deprived them of their life or suppressed the personality. Thousands of people were killed with food and insomnia.

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