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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Dec 19, 2010 17:53:37 GMT -5
I watched this old Serbian film "Banovic Strahinja" a while ago...
During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banovic is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes the young wife of Banovic Strahinja. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Andja, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.
Anyway there's a scene in it where the Ottoman leader decides to impale a guy through his anus. I didn't know how historically accurate this technique was & I was quite happy to forget about it but I just watched this Yugoslav documentary "Weight of Chains" and they gave an explanation of it as a technique whereby Ottoman soldiers were specifically trained in carrying it out. This is the part of the movie that re-enacts it... at the end he is turned vertical and still alive.
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Post by dusko1 on Dec 19, 2010 18:59:29 GMT -5
Great movie! I have this on DVD. I'm trying to look for more historical films like this.
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Post by Gigolo on Dec 19, 2010 19:13:14 GMT -5
Impalement was frequently practised in Asia and Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Vlad the Impaler passed into legend as a major user of the method. From the 14th to 18th century, impalement was a traditional method of execution for high treason in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Impalement was used in Sweden during the 17th century, particularly as a death penalty for members of the resistance in the former Danish provinces,[citation needed] the Scanian lands (the so-called "Snapphane)", where the stake was inserted between the spine and the skin of the victim. In that way, it could take four to five days before the victim died. Vlad III the Impaler In Malay Adat law, the traditional punishment for adultery before the modern age was that of impalement, known in Malay as Hukum Sula. A pole was inserted through the anus and pushed up to pierce the heart or lungs of the condemned, the pole thereupon being hoisted and inserted into the ground. The Zulu of South Africa used impalement (ukujoja) as a form of punishment for soldiers who had failed in the execution of their duty, people accused of witchcraft or who had exhibited cowardice.[3] The Araucanian chief Caupolican suffered this death as a prisoner during the Spanish conquest of Chile. The method used was to make him sit on a stake while his wife was forced to watch.[4] In 1578 the chief Juan de Lebú would be executed by the same manner. The French occupiers of Egypt resorted to this method of execution towards Suleiman al-Halabi, the Syrian Kurdish student who assassinated the general Kléber. Athanasios Diakos, a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence, was impaled by the Ottoman army. In India impalement is often referred to in folk tales and fairy tales as punishment for the wicked — usually imposed by a good king at the end of the story. In the Bengal region, it is known as Shul (Bengali: শূল). In ancient Tamilnadu India impalement was referred as Kazhuvetram usually for royal treason. A form of impalement existed in medieval Kerala used as a method of execution. This punishment was meted out to people belonging to lower classes.
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Post by vinjak on Dec 19, 2010 21:05:39 GMT -5
The Boslims used this on Serbs they caught during WW2 it was called "Srpsko Jagnje" or janje i think those bastards spell it and say it without the g.
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Post by Novus Dis on Dec 20, 2010 1:45:20 GMT -5
Apparently impalement is horrific to people and decreases morale. Not for me, it only makes me want to fight harder. Maybe that's the point? To polarize the situation? I know I wouldn't do it if I had the chance. It's too much work.
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Post by Kralj Vatra on Dec 20, 2010 8:03:19 GMT -5
^^ Of course. As an explicit execution method it is inefficient. The only area where it succeeds is to cause more anger and wrath from the other side.
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Post by Novus Dis on Dec 20, 2010 8:22:32 GMT -5
^^ Of course. As an explicit execution method it is inefficient. The only area where it succeeds is to cause more anger and wrath from the other side. To provoke them into an impulsive attack or to shock fear into them. Maybe there is genius to it?
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Post by ioan on Dec 20, 2010 9:17:28 GMT -5
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Post by ioan on Dec 20, 2010 9:18:27 GMT -5
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Post by odel on Dec 20, 2010 12:29:21 GMT -5
Apparently impalement is horrific to people and decreases morale. Not for me, it only makes me want to fight harder. Maybe that's the point? To polarize the situation? I know I wouldn't do it if I had the chance. It's too much work. Hmm, I see. So you have been impaled before? If so, may I ask you what you were impaled by? Did it decrease your morale? Did it make you want to fight harder? Lol, you're not only garbage but you're also an immense idiot.
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Post by Novus Dis on Dec 20, 2010 17:14:12 GMT -5
Apparently impalement is horrific to people and decreases morale. Not for me, it only makes me want to fight harder. Maybe that's the point? To polarize the situation? I know I wouldn't do it if I had the chance. It's too much work. Hmm, I see. So you have been impaled before? If so, may I ask you what you were impaled by? Did it decrease your morale? Did it make you want to fight harder? Lol, you're not only garbage but you're also an immense idiot. As in witnessing the aftereffect of an impalement, you Koranimal.
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