Executioner’s sword with inscription that reads “When I raise this sword, so I wish that this poor sinner will receive eternal life”, Germany, late 17th century [1200×900]
Executioner’s sword with inscription that reads “When I raise this sword, so I wish that this poor sinner will receive eternal life”, Germany, late 17th century [1200×900]
Funny to see this , currently reading the faithful executioner by Joel Harrington which is about a German executioner from this exact country and time period, maybe it was his. Very good book so far!
OskarTheRed on
It must’ve been a nightmare to wield
watercolorDropout on
What a gross occupation.
DrexleCorbeau on
Une inscription bien ironique xD
Tight-Register-4333 on
That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
Jesus
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Funny to see this , currently reading the faithful executioner by Joel Harrington which is about a German executioner from this exact country and time period, maybe it was his. Very good book so far!
It must’ve been a nightmare to wield
What a gross occupation.
Une inscription bien ironique xD
That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
Jesus