Head crusher

A head crusher Is a medieval torture device.[1]

Use

This metal device featured a plate that sat below the victim's jaw, which was connected by a frame to the head cap. As the torturer slowly twisted the handle, the gap between the head cap and plate decreased in width, causing crushing of the skull and facial bones, including teeth and jaws, and ultimately inducing death; even if the torturer stopped before death, permanent damage to the facial muscles and structure would occur. The victim's head would slowly be crushed, killing the victim, but not before the victim's jaw had been crushed, and their eyes had popped from their sockets.[2]

In popular culture

Megadeth's song "Head Crusher" (from the album Endgame) is about the device.

Popular TV series by Canal Plus and Netflix, "Borgia" has an example of this device in Season 3, Episode 1("1495").

References

  1. ↑ "The Head Crusher". Medievality.com. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  2. ↑ "infernal device - Head Crusher". occasional hell. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

See also