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[[File:Fomfr breast ripper.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fifteenth-century Breast Ripper in a torture museum, [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany.]] |
[[File:Fomfr breast ripper.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fifteenth-century Breast Ripper in a torture museum, [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany.]] |
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The '''Breast Ripper''', known in another form as the '''Iron Spider''' or simply '''The Spider''', was a [[torture]] instrument<ref name="IIMonge1990">{{cite book |first1=Joseph A., II |last1=Amato |title=Victims and Values: A History and a Theory of Suffering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWWvw-Kyl_AC&pg=PA9 |accessdate=7 December 2012|year=1990 |location=New York |publisher=[[Greenwood Press]] |isbn=978-0-275-93690-7 |page=9}}</ref> mainly used on women who were accused of [[adultery]] or self-performed [[abortion]].<ref name="mtac"/><ref name="Munoz2012">{{cite book|author=Luis Munoz|title=Birth, Criminal History and Judgment of the Roman C. Church|date=8 November 2012|publisher=Balboa Press|isbn=978-1-4525-6059-5|pages=204–}}<!--|accessdate=15 December 2012--></ref> The instrument was designed to rip the breasts from a woman and was made from iron, which was usually heated. |
The '''Breast Ripper''', known in another form as the '''Iron Spider''' or simply '''The Spider''', was a [[torture]] instrument<ref name="IIMonge1990">{{cite book |first1=Joseph A., II |last1=Amato |title=Victims and Values: A History and a Theory of Suffering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWWvw-Kyl_AC&pg=PA9 |accessdate=7 December 2012|year=1990 |location=New York |publisher=[[Greenwood Press]] |isbn=978-0-275-93690-7 |page=9}}</ref> mainly used on women who were accused of [[adultery]] or self-performed [[abortion]].<ref name="mtac"/><ref name="Munoz2012">{{cite book|author=Luis Munoz|title=Birth, Criminal History and Judgment of the Roman C. Church|date=8 November 2012|publisher=Balboa Press|isbn=978-1-4525-6059-5|pages=204–}}<!--|accessdate=15 December 2012--></ref> The instrument was designed to rip the breasts from a woman and was made from iron, which was usually heated. |
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These iron clamps were heated to red hot temp & used to rip the breasts from Hindu women who opposed conversion. If she didn't die, she'd be horribly disfigured. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Breast Ripper, known in another form as the Iron Spider or simply The Spider, was a torture instrument[1] mainly used on women who were accused of adultery or self-performed abortion.[2][3] The instrument was designed to rip the breasts from a woman and was made from iron, which was usually heated.
Description
The Breast Ripper was often used heated during torture and it contained four claws, which were used to slowly rip the breasts from women for various crimes.[3] The instrument would be imposed onto a single breast of the woman. They were designed to shred, or tear off the breasts of the victim.[4][2][5]
Spider
The Spider, also known as the Iron Spider, was a torture device similar to the Breast Ripper. The Iron Spider would have been attached to the wall, and the woman's breasts were fixed onto the claws of the tool. The victim was then pulled away from the wall, tearing off her breasts.[2] Another variant of this included spiked bars affixed slightly away from the wall. The victim would have been pulled along the bars until her breasts were ripped off.[6]
References
- ^ Amato, Joseph A., II (1990). Victims and Values: A History and a Theory of Suffering. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-275-93690-7. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Breast Ripper". Medieval Times and Castles. 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b Luis Munoz (8 November 2012). Birth, Criminal History and Judgment of the Roman C. Church. Balboa Press. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-1-4525-6059-5.
- ^ "Worst Medieval Torture Devices & Methods". TopTenz. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Diehl, Daniel; Donnelly, Mark P. (2008). The Big Book of Pain: Torture & Punishment Through History. Stroud: History Press. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-0-7509-4583-7. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Frater, J. (20 July 2009). "Gruesome Medieval Torture Devices". Retrieved 7 December 2012.