PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historyartifacts@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago18th or 19th century AD spiked suits, purpose unknown, Central or Eastern Europelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down16
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-link18th or 19th century AD spiked suits, purpose unknown, Central or Eastern Europelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historyartifacts@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/siberian-bear-hunting-suit-armor/
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year 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-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year 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!”