deaddonkey t1_j3apl0g wrote
Reply to comment by SuicidalGuidedog 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
Perhaps it came from an older tradition where the wheel was a little more relevant.
Or a wheel was just the most common spoked object you can wrap someone around.
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