Posted on 11/23/2018 8:05:31 PM PST by vannrox
Watched Hannibal on netflix last night and they had some of the victims killed in this manner.
It turns out that during the revolution the British had turned the Indians loose and they were butchering people all over NY state. It was so bad and the tales so cruel that there was mounting pressure on Washington to do something. Then the so-called Cherry Valley massacre happened, very very bad carnage by the Indians on settlers. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. In the middle of a war which wasn't going all that well and every man counted, Washington had to dispatch an army into deep NY to crush the Indians. Ans Washington was explicit in that, he said the objective was "the total destruction and devastation of their settlements, and the capture of as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible." and added that it be done "in the most effectual manner, that the country may not be merely overrun, but destroyed." In other words, scorched earth. Major General John Sullivan was given three brigades and he raised hell on the tribes up there. They never really recovered after he was done with them.
So I knew that history but my old man said "that's nothing. Attacks on settlers were horrible but if you knew what the Indians did to each other you'd really be shocked."
Man is creative and can come up with all sorts of ways to inflict pain. The procedure probably happened and the victim was alive when it started but died soon after.
And I thought caning might be pretty severe punishment for certain crude persons who would not obey the laws of this country,but am thinking it looks rather mild after reading what I just read in this article. This might work in Sweden too,but maybe not quite severe for rape cases. My thinking is that the use of caning might tend to swerve one away from more serious crimes in many cases.
Severing the nerves extending from each side of the spine from the shoulder to hips, means the victim will be paralyzed, unable to feel, and unable to control their own body, including breathing. Severing all those nerves will eventually kill them. Lying face down will only make breathing harder and bring death faster.
Now look at the major blood vessels around the heart and lungs. Cutting up a lung to remove it will cause massive bleeding and kill in a few seconds. The loss of oxygen will knock the victim out if they aren't already (see step one).
The victim is going to be unfeeling, unconscious, and most likely dead before the Vikings got warmed up. They would know from the their own hunting and butchering animals this would not work. Between what the blood eagle does to the body, what the Viking would know from their daily living, and that legends exaggerate and build up the impossible to make a good story, what is described doesn't sound like it really happened.
I don’t remember if it was to honor him but it was said that he must not cry out in pain or no Valhalla for him.
>>If the Lungs are exposed, then the victim is no longer breathing and would soon pass ou<<
Note to self: next time, don’t forget an ambu bag, and a churl to squeeze it.
Another torture method
Using sharpened sticks
Placed under the Chin.
I know Vlad placed sharpened staked under the Turk, but had heard that anyone also did it to the Chin. Who was it; the Han?
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Vikings are mythological figures created by cowards.
Don’t forget Winnie & her necklaces, either.
Seems like a lot of work...................
Oh boy, the new TV season starts Wed. and if Ivar the Boneless did several of them, we should see some gore again this year.
As a sidenote, what if the guy just refused to walk around the tree and sat down to take his beheading early? Did they call him a poor sport?
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