@vitalis Any time a woman of nobility was ambushed I believe rape was involved which is why women would commonly kill themselves throughout history during sieges. Nuns would cut their noses off so they'd be goulish and they'd be not attractive to look at, to dissuade rape.
@vitalis Did you know that a term for rape in shitty olden times was "outraged". I saw a historical account of knights who "outraged" a mothers children in front of her. The wording struck me as odd and it took some digging but I learned that "outrage" used to mean a particularly brutal and violent rape, brutal enough to cause death. I imagine they'd do things like run them through during or after or as part of the rape. Some kings and their knights deserve to die.
@vitalis Like how media always shows vlad the impailer as just stabbing people on long sticks, when in reality a greased pole was driven up their bottom until it either came out the upper half, managing it out the mouth was seen as a point of honor among the torturers. Horses were used with ropes and they were driven slowly and steadily. When done "properly" the victim would live for days. Vlad practiced on birds and mice with sticks as a child.
