In AD 367, King Ermanaric, the ruler of all the nations of Germania and Scythia, executed a woman as punishment for her husband's treason. The method of execution was by having her tied to horses and making them run in different directions so she was pulled apart.
Reminds me of drawing and quarteringI didn't realize Germanic peoples performing that kind of capital punishment was that old
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>>17428977Classic drawn and quartering strat (typically saved for traitors, because they wanted to tear the kingdom apart so they found a fitting punishment). Ivan the Terrible was also fond of it
what is the purpose of this thread OP? you are just stating a historical fact with no other jumping off points, how are we supposed to get any discussion out if this? I guess we could bicker about the ethics and history of capital punishment or public executions. Not really giving us a lot to work with here conversation-wise...
>>17429883Choose-Your-Adventure thread
>>17429883>what is the purpose of this thread OP? you are just stating a historical fact with no other jumping off points, how are we supposed to get any discussion out if this? I guess we could bicker about the ethics and history of capital punishment or public executions. Not really giving us a lot to work with here conversation-wis-ACK
