Valor higher death - 32 steps without a head Bashny.Net

Scientists have long studied the hidden potential of the human brain, but they may go to any comparison with the possibilities of the soul, which sometimes helps to make a truly impossible ... In 1336, King Ludwig of Bavaria sentenced to death by a gentleman Dietz von Shaunburga (Diez von SchauMburg, other sources his name is written as Diez von Swinburg) and four of his associates because they rebelled against His Majesty, and thus "disturb the tranquility of the country." Troublemakers had to cut off his head. Before his execution, according to tradition, Ludwig of Bavaria asked Dietz von Shaunburga what will be his last wish. Dietz asked the king to pardon condemned his friends when he decapitated, will be able to run past them.





In this background Shaunburg said that should be condemned in a series of eight steps at a distance from each other. Pardon the same subject, only those by whom he was deprived of the head, will be able to run. Monarch laughed after hearing this nonsense, and promised to fulfill the desire of the doomed. Diez has placed his friends are scarce, carefully measured off the steps specified distance between them and knelt before the block. He whistled the executioner's sword. A blond head background Shaunburga slid from his shoulders, and his body ... and jumped to his feet in front of the crazed horror king and courtiers, irrigating the land of streams gushing from the stump of the neck blood swiftly sentenced raced past. After passing the last of them, that is, making more than 32 steps, it stopped, and collapsed to the ground. King kept his word, and pardoned the rebels.



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