Oct 23, 2020
Spooky Fact #22: The Shrew’s Fiddle was used during the Middle Ages on women who were arguing in public forcing them to face each other and talk to resolve their issues.
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Spooky Fact #22: The Shrew’s Fiddle was used during the Middle Ages on women who were arguing in public forcing them to face each other and talk to resolve their issues.
SHREW'S FIDDLE or NECK VIOLIN
The shrew's fiddle was used in medieval Germany and Austria, where it was known as a Halsgeige, meaning "neck viola"[1] or "neck violin".[2] It was originally made out of two pieces of wood fitted with a hinge and a lock at the front. The shrew's fiddle consisted of three holes. One was a large hole for the neck and the other two were smaller holes which fastened the wrists in front of the face.[1]
A bell was sometimes attached to this portable pillory, to alert townspeople that the victim was approaching so that she might be mocked and otherwise humiliated. Another version was a "double fiddle" by which two people could be attached together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.[3]
Это уже не просто "скрипка" -- это целый контрабас на шею!
Кто сказал, что колодка не может быть красивой?
Колодка на двоих, если верить источнику -- германские земли, 17 - 18 век.
Еще мальчики в колодках-"скрипках".
И да, кажется такая "скрипка" была преимущественно женским наказанием.
Так что в конце дороги колодникам, может быть, придется одеть платья, откликаться на женские имена и делать книксен...
Скрипичный дуэт.
Мальчикам очень идут колодки на шеях.