@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 11 days ago18th or 19th century AD spiked suits, purpose unknown, Central or Eastern Europelemmy.worldmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1184
arrow-up1184image18th or 19th century AD spiked suits, purpose unknown, Central or Eastern Europelemmy.world@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 11 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish25•11 days agohttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/siberian-bear-hunting-suit-armor/
minus-squaremassive_bereavementlinkfedilink13•11 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@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish14•11 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!”