In medieval Europe, few punishments were as feared as the Breaking Wheel.Criminals were tied to a giant wooden wheel while an executioner smashed their bones with an iron hammer, weaving the shattered limbs through the spokes.Some victims were left alive, broken and twisted, displayed in public for days while birds pecked at their flesh. Death came slowly — from shock, dehydration, or exposure.The Breaking Wheel was more than execution — it was terror made public.In some regions, it was grimly c

The Breaking Wheel: A Medieval Torture Of Unspeakable Horror...