A few interesting facts about executioners Bashny.Net

Word hangman is not mentioned in the sources of the middle ages, up to XIII century. In ancient Germanic law, the death penalty was originally made all those who conducted the trial of the offender, and sometimes to execute the sentence instructed the youngest assessor, or the plaintiff, or companion sentenced.



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But in addition to its primary function, the executioner was engaged in other Affairs of the city economy. Its tasks included the supervision of criminals in the city. He almost looked out for a public house, was responsible for the girls to not violate the rules established by the authorities. In case of conflict with citizens women turned to the executioner for the trial. In Strasbourg, the hangman could be the warden and gambling house, in exchange for additional income.

The second function of the executioner in the cities were less than pleasant, he was engaged in cleaning of latrines in public places: it remained for him until the end of the XVIII century.

In addition, the executioners were flayers, they caught stray dogs was removed from the city carrion.

The executioners were engaged in trade of different parts of different corpses and potions made from the dead: they were believed to have healing powers, or used them as amulets. In addition, everywhere executioners practiced as healers: they are diagnosed and treated internal diseases and injuries are not worse and sometimes better than other professionals in the field, bath attendants, barbers, and even medical scientists.



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The position of the executioners was that they had unlimited legal access to corpses that they could dissect for educational purposes, but the doctors a long time such rights were not given to the anatomical autopsies they secretly bought the bodies of the executioners.

In addition to somatic medicine, which involved the executioners, they are still hunted exorcism. This function is directly connected with the idea of torture or punishment in the middle ages: by exposing the body to expel the evil spirit pobedivshego person to commit a crime.



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