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Why is a pear of anguish on a sword pommel from the 1600s?

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The same way that Europeans view the Salem Witch Hunts. It was barbaric and needlessly cruel, yes, but it’s long been abolished and nobody alive has anything to do with it. read more

The Pear of Anguish is a torture instrument shaped like a pear, which was inserted in the victim's mouth, rectum or vagina. Upon insertion, the handle was turned, causing the leaves to slowly separate causing extreme pain and mutilation to the victim. read more

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