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The '''Heretic's Fork''' was a torture device, loosely consisting of a length of metal with two opposed bi-pronged "forks" as well as an attached belt or strap. | The '''Heretic's Fork''' was a torture device, loosely consisting of a length of metal with two opposed bi-pronged "forks" as well as an attached belt or strap. This made the prongs press against his chin and sternum; he was forced to hold his head back and motionless to avoid having the prongs pierce him; after a while, this caused agonizing cramps in his neck. He would probably have had difficulty speaking. | ||
The device was attributed to the Spanish Inquisition and was designed to make a suspected heretic confess. | |||
One end was pushed under the chin and the other into the sternum, the strap fixing the device to the neck. This effectively immobilized the head at a total extension of the neck and caused great pain. | |||
Traditionally, the fork was engraved with the [[Latin]] word ''abiuro'' (meaning "I recant"), | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 5 September 2024
The Heretic's Fork was a torture device, loosely consisting of a length of metal with two opposed bi-pronged "forks" as well as an attached belt or strap. This made the prongs press against his chin and sternum; he was forced to hold his head back and motionless to avoid having the prongs pierce him; after a while, this caused agonizing cramps in his neck. He would probably have had difficulty speaking.
The device was attributed to the Spanish Inquisition and was designed to make a suspected heretic confess.
One end was pushed under the chin and the other into the sternum, the strap fixing the device to the neck. This effectively immobilized the head at a total extension of the neck and caused great pain.
Traditionally, the fork was engraved with the Latin word abiuro (meaning "I recant"),
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