. Weights are increasingly attached to the person's feet pulled increasingly downward, until the person is split in two. Starvation The person is put away in a cell or cage and not fed anything. For example, in medieval France there were oubliettes (oublier is Frence for forget). Stoning Rocks are thrown at a person until he or she dies. Often members of the commuity will assist in the stoning. Still in practice in some Islamic and African countries (or at least until very recentlu). Some great fictionalized depictions of stonings include Zorba the Greek and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Garotte Oftentimes a hybrid of the rack and hanging. Something is tightened around the person's neck until death results. Dragging The person is tied to a horse and dragged until death. Sword Very convenient for everyone, since lots of people carried them. Used in both European and Oriental countries. Throat Slitting Not used very often because of it's lack of drama. Thrown from a Great Height The person is thrown off a mountain or a high wall. comment: "Being thrown from a great hight" nowadays includes being thrown from a helicopter (unofficial method by certain military organizations) Tied in a Sack with Animals A favorite practice in Ancient Rome The Cauldron A iron container, mouth down, is placed on the victim's stomach. The container is lifted a bit and some mice or rats slipped inside. Then the container is heated up from the outside with a flame. As it begins to get hot, the mice want to escape, but there is no way out except through the mouth of the cauldron. So they begin to gnaw through the person's stomach and do so until the person dies. Torn Apart Between Two Trees As in the Robert Frost poem "Birches", two trees would be pulled down so they would come together from opposite directions. One arm and leg would be tied to one tree, the other arm and leg to the other tree. Then, let go of the trees. Torn Apart by Horses A person is attach...
