DrProfDoommuffinsPhD t1_j38tq0w wrote
Reply to comment by Forgotten_Gravitas in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
Isn't The Faithful Executioner the title of Franz Schmidt's journal or am I mistaken?
Forgotten_Gravitas t1_j38xfsc wrote
The one I'm referring to is "A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617"
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