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A comment on Legends and science of bottomless pits, bogs, and lakes (2020).

Re:Legends and science of bottomless pits, bogs, and lakes (... by samkater on Sunday April 25, 2021 @11:36AM (#26933528)
Fascinating read - I must confess I only made it through half at the moment.

I used to play Crusader Kings 2 and there was an event about a “Hole from Hell” which was essentially a bottomless pit. I always assumed that was just a made up thing to add variety to the game. Apparently it’s no so far fetched?

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Re:Legends and science of bottomless pits, bogs, and lakes (... by azalemeth on Sunday April 25, 2021 @03:36PM (#26935854)
One of the particularly horrible medieval torture devices it the oubilette -- a hole below ground with a ceiling out of reach, optionally with spikes at the bottom. You'd be thrown in, and left to die of thirst.
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