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German executioner's sword with engraving, 17th century AD (media.kbin.social)
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[โ€“] Casualsnow13 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

If anyone is interested in the subject, I recommend checking out The Faithful Executioner by Joel F. Harrington. It's the biography of a 16th century German executioner with lots of cultural info and details from his own journal.

[โ€“] PassingDuchy 3 points 6 months ago

Really interesting subject thank you for the recommendation!