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Brodequin may refer to: * Brodequin (torture), a mediaeval torture device * Brodequin (band) Brodequin is an American death metal band from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Formed in 1998 by brothers Mike and Jamie Bailey, the band has released three albums and two EPs to date, their latest release being ''Perpetuation of Suffering ...

Brodequin (torture)
The brodequin was an instrument of torture used during the Middle Ages. The victim would be secured to on a stout bench in a sitting position. His bare legs were sandwiched within a set of three strong, narrow vertical boards, outside each leg and between, the lot tightly bound together with strong rope. Wedges of wood were introduced into any available gaps and slowly pounded down with a mallet, squeezing the legs with enough pressure to shatter bones and leak both blood and marrow. For so-called ordinary offenses, the torture was conducted with four wedges, while eight wedges tortured the legs of extreme felons''Middle Age Torture Tactics" Brodequin Torture'',References Instruments of torture
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