How Exactly Did One Become an Executioner in Medieval Times?

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[@cadburybunny]

I usually abhor ads ... but those watches look damn good. I may have to treat myself to one with my tax refund :P

[@clintmaggart485]

I bought the book "The Faithful Executioner" a few years ago. It gives a lot of insight into life in the 16th century. A good read, but not for the faint of heart. Some crimes he listed are utterly barbaric.

[@skitzo-qy7ff]

When did the first terroristic group start and who would they terrorize, like was terrorism a thing during the Medieval Times?

[@Xachremos]

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[@makepeace234]

Can you guys do a vid on sin eaters? Thanks!

[@armagedonnight]

I would love to see a show on netflix with an executioner during medieval times as the protagonist, I think there's lots of potential

[@shaneschwartz2380]

There is a show on Hulu called The Bastard Executioner.

[@royholt9685]

FX had a show called the Bastard Executioner that lasted a single season.

[@Imnotshortimfunsize]

There's a series of books by Oliver Potsch called "The Hangmans Daughter " that would make an awesome series.

[@Tentegen]

......and I was just thinking how this could make for a great game.

[@dyinhope6840]

@@Pfondeena already was as others mentioned and it sucked. Bad.

[@-----Alcatraz------]

Are you a sadist? -Yes Can you swing an axe? -Yes *Hired*

[@-----Alcatraz------]

@Niccolò Machiavelli god bless you

[@livedandletdie]

Alcatraz, Sadism is not a good personality trait for an executioner. They are supposed to do their job well and a sadistic person wouldn't end someone swiftly, due to them being sadists. And also it was a crime to desecrate corpses even unpure corpses, and they were to be buried outside of the church yard, as they weren't allowed to be buried on hallow soil.

[@WeaponOfMyDestructio]

Where's your resume points to graveyard

[@michaelstroman6759]

@Strong Black Independent Republican Black Waman wow

[@michaelstroman6759]

That easy huh

[@Taikamuna]

This video was well _executed_

[@tomassholemuller8659]

Oof

[@Laura-Yu]

Taikamuna God damn it

[@slinkerdeer]

Taikamuna Underrated comment of the week lol

[@shebbs1]

Well, if it hadn't been, heads would have rolled.

[@Max-el7zd]

I expect better from you 😡

[@TruthNeverFade]

I'm from Germany and learned in a museum that executioners were allowed to visit the local church in some (not all) german towns. The pew reserved for the executioner and his family was painted black and was placed at the very back of the church :) the more you know! I really liked this video!

[@joeyschuchardt8695]

They were also legally permitted to perform marriages.

[@nozecone]

@@joeyschuchardt8695 And end them ... in some cases .......

[@chazzwozzio]

@@nozecone till death do you part indeed

[@katherinetutschek4757]

That's nice they were allowed in at least some churches. Seems a bit harsh to deny them the right to worship.

[@davehoward22]

The nuremburg executioners diaries are an interesting read

[@Dracopol]

"So why did you become an executioner?" "I like a job where you meet people."

[@edsr164]

Dracopol a job you meet people only once right?

[@FeedScrn]

I have a problem with holding long-term relationships.

[@Robbie_S]

You mean Meat people.

[@deanlaunder4133]

@@Robbie_S I came looking for this comment in the replies thank you for not disappointing me

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

"I like justice"

[@racheltania4498]

"So, why should we choose you for this job?" "Well, I don't see a big line of candidates out the door" "Okay, where do you see yourself in 5 years?" "If all goes well, on a platform covered in blood while the crowd cheers and I get dental coverage" "What would you say is your greatest weakness?" "My left arm." And..you're in

[@acropolismauve8496]

Traditionally a swordsmen is right handed. Castle stairs are even designed to aid right handed soldiers and knights.

[@loosoh4891]

@@acropolismauve8496 you familiar with sir flat foot?

[@acropolismauve8496]

@@loosoh4891 afraid not

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

“Welcome to Dirty Job: Medieval edition! I’m Mike Rowe and today we’re going to be *hang*ing out with an executioner!”

[@ThaTerrorr]

Look up "worst Jobs in history", which is the same but hosted by a very british dude

[@765respect]

That would be Tony Robinson aka Baldrick. I loved him in Black Adder. Little turnip in the country, first name Sod Off...

[@axslaps]

@@ThaTerrorr thanks Jesus! I imagine some of the ones Mike did would be on the worst jobs list for Medieval and other time periods prior to modern plumbing (I understand at least some walls made in those periods was from the privy/loo, now imagine not having gloves for that job).

[@Shadow77999]

Hahhahahha nice one bro

[@breed4659]

@@ThaTerrorr I'll just stick with Mike Rowe if the 2 shows are equal aside from the hosts. Mike Rowe is not only a fuckin awesome host, he's a stand-up guy, and great role model that emphasizes hard work and independence. He was on Ben Shapiro's sunday special interview a while back and i learned a lot about Mike and what kinda guy he is and I'm now a huge fan.

[@clitcommander6946]

Bruhh imagine in Skyrim racing the executioner in a foot race as the first mission🤣

[@micahreinhart5738]

Need the sanic mod, racial ability: goes fast, racial disability: gotta go fast

[@Desertedhail]

i think that one guy tried too

[@faimynth6030]

One of your friends tried, then he was shot in the back 😳

[@tripodsforme1868]

IM FAST AS FUCK BOY -The Dragonborn probably

[@phoebe5114]

"Oh, you built Magicka? *heh*, sucks to suck, nerd. Get runnin'."

[@bplup6419]

Executioner Dynasty That sounds like the coolest thing ever.

[@user-do2nq7jo9h]

The most badass combination of two words

[@Jebu911]

Yeah sounds great but according to the video sucked ass

[@josuevaldezflores]

They should make a game out of it and it should be the company that brings u dynasty warriors

[@RedactedFreePress]

Executing men, women & children weakened the worst of highly trained, battle hardened NAZI SS soldiers, So I think it would effect most sane non-sadistic people (humanists) in some negative way. PTSD.

[@Corpsman01]

That’s a new show but you have to get Discovery Plus!

[@Strype13]

So today I found out that in the Ottoman Empire, as long as you could run a solid 100m, you could essentially just do whatever you damn well pleased without fear of any repercussion.

[@krispalermo8133]

No, it just means the state won't kill you that day. Doesn't mean who you commented the crime against won't kill you instead.

[@IDKpengu]

kris palermo only if they can catch u of course 😂

[@seraphendipity]

Tbf if you can run good enough you can do whatever you please in general. No one could stop the Flash from robbing any store, for instance.

[@Scholarpasta]

So... Ottomans had hunters? Nice to know.

[@Dawesome97]

From what I've read, they would also repeat challenges with criminals who would beat the executioner, often being with the criminal in a disadvantage. This could be sickness or injury(all the way up to broken legs) basically ensuring criminals would meet their fate

[@theduke7539]

"Executioner could make a killing" says this and moves on as if he wasn't completely aware of what he just said.

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

That’s when I liked the video. 😅 I have to send this to my guy, it’s too good. 😂

[@chrisbrown8640]

" Have own axe , will travel , willing to work overtime ...."

[@RedactedFreePress]

@@chrisbrown8640 Johann Reichhart got quite rich doing 3000 executions during WW2. He lived to be almost 100yrs old.

[@Bruisedmelon]

I think he’s testing us…

[@thedominator5620]

He's evolving!

[@PaulSteMarie]

"Enough executions to make a killing"???? Oh, that's bad.

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

An exceptionally cute executioner's daughter could pose a serious life choice.

[@revenevan11]

Okay I want to see a romance story about that now lol

[@Mattz554]

Funny, I really had to LOL! :'D But You know what's the Twist? No man ever got influenced in his life joyces by a woman during these times. Just telling' you, that's not how dynasties work.

[@changer_of_ways_999]

Write it, pitch it, film it. You could call it "Head over Heels"

[@PhyreI3ird]

@@Mattz554 There are poems from the time that indicate otherwise. It may have been looked down on by and large, but "no man" is a wild stretch. People are still individuals even in the most strict societies.

[@Mattz554]

@@PhyreI3ird I agree, but that doesn't change the point i made, that in these times it would have been extremely unusual if a dynasty worked along the female line. You have to admit that this is a little petty to point out. But thanks anyway, point taken.

[@WasteFaced]

The real question is how does one become an executioner now?

[@yugimoto50]

In the u.s. all you have to do is find a state that has capital punishment, work for a prison there and volunteer for the executions, I believe in some states you get paid extra for it as well

[@Tentacl]

Move to Saudi Arabia. Buy a scimitar.

[@axelvetter]

Make sure everyone knows about you and just wait till a headhunter shows up.

[@zabaoth]

@@Tentacl Doesn't the job come with a complementary scimitar?

[@alexgallagher4594]

Become a cop

[@kawannahardy2924]

I love how thorough this channel is. Whenever I have a question that comes to mind during the course of a video, it's always answered by the end. Tfs

[@getdavemoore]

This would make a hell of a movie - 'The Executioner'

[@skaruts]

Theres a bunch of movie with that name. None of them about medieval executioners...

[@jessaguilar4747]

I want them to make the books “the hangman’s daughter” into movies. I highly recommend them, great books!!

[@starrkitty1]

Agreed, that Schmidt guy’s story was so interesting. I’d watch a movie about his life.

[@blatherskite3009]

The film "Pierrepoint" is well worth a watch - it's a well-made biopic about the UK's last executioner, Albert Pierrepoint, starring Timothy Spall who's superb in the title role. Not medieval, though - Pierrepoint was active in the 1930s through WW2 to the 1950s. He took the job very seriously; no messing around.

[@VanessaLoveCounselor]

Would watch.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

In the town near me (Bolton) there is an executioners skull (George Whowell) in a pub (The pack horse). The story going that the executioner (known as a headsman back then for obvious reasons) had exacuted the 7th Earl of Derby (in 1651) due to his involvement in a massacre during the english civil war in the (Bolton) town. When the Duke was captured, a fitting death for him was made, that was to be taken back to the town and be executed by George who had his wife and children murdered in the massacre. No one knows how they got the skull, some say revenge by the family of the Earl, but either way it is quite Ironic for an executioner and headsman no less, to be remembered this way.

[@JoJoJoker]

We say no to pay to win you brits...

[@cleverusername9369]

More parentheses, please

[@nathanreynolds4759]

Imagine having to live in Bolton. This post was made by Cheshire gang

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@nathanreynolds4759 imagine having to include an entire county to make where you are from look good enough to compete with Bolton 😜

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

that's a story that will fit well in Skyrim when u walk into an inn & ask the innkeeper about its history

[@MisterTutor2010]

I applied to be an executioner. How did the interview go? I killed it :)

[@glint3924]

This needs more likes

[@swan-bird]

All is ready for branding, let's proceed)

[@MisterTutor2010]

This is some serious capital PUNishment :)

[@JamesMC04]

I’ll *be heading* off then. We can *hang* out later.

[@nahboi6290]

I'm dying🤣🤣

[@ebels3]

4:15 Sounds like a truck driver's life. Everyone hates us, there are ridiculous laws for us, and we are deemed a "lower class" in the eyes of the public. But unless you grow and make literally all of the products you consume, we are extremely necessary.

[@RedactedFreePress]

indeed and a thank you!

[@6idangle]

Like most essential jobs, the ones who get the praise are the least essential usually

[@justanothernerdydude4391]

@@darkerdaemon7794 My very well articulated friend, I don't think they were being serious.

[@darkerdaemon7794]

I don't know if they were or weren't being serious, hence my response. It's easy to label something as a joke to dissuade any repercussions of blowback from it, but, I still felt like it needed to be said, even at the risk of coming across as autistic. Too many people try to hide criticism and bias behind the notion of a "joke", but to me that is just as silly as the stereotyping in the original comment. Tl;dr, even if it was a joke, it was in poor taste, and too many people say and do stupid stuff then try to say, "Relax! It was just a joke bro!" Imo that's just as biased as the original comment.

[@killcharge4338]

I'm a matinance man, I work in trenches fixing water pipes and doing other stuff and people tend to think of me as unclean or lower than them selves yet they still want their roads bladed and water Clean

[@PeterMasalski93]

Interviewer: Are you comfortable with hangings? Candidate: Sure! I can learn the ropes!

[@brianstephens7572]

Beat the executioner in a race? Talk about running for your life.

[@codename495]

Brian Stephens That May very well be where the adage came from.

[@evhoRoLL]

I'm pretty sure that's where it originated.

[@big__dooosh]

w o w

[@unosheem6210]

I’d be getting away with crimes every month then never losing that race

[@Tentegen]

Nah....you outran death.

[@SPACEHARICE]

if I ever end up on death row my final words are going to be. "my ancestors smile upon me imperials can you say the same?

[@DapperDill]

Mine will be “I was born ready to die, but you have robbed Hades of his right. The terror of evil men shall flood upon your houses”.

[@whowantsabighug]

cool meme bro

[@DayZeroChannel]

As history repeats itself I can say the same as those before me in which a tyrannical government has condemed me to death of which I had committed no crime by law of nature, but as to where I had been on the wrong side of history at the wrong time, casting me as "the enemy" and masking the crime of my murder under the tarp of everyday functions of a Utopian Society.

[@khalidmohamed9370]

Aye

[@micah1478]

My last words are going to be “You forgot the other speech mark at the end of your sentence.” Because I’m about to be murdered by words.

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

I read the Memoirs of Jan Mydlář who was an executioner in Prague ( capital of modern day Czech Republic ) during 17th century. He was actually a failed student of medicine who became an executioners apprentice in hopes of saving young woman he loved from an execution. This plan failed and he had to continue to work as an executioner. But he did his job well, married a daughter of fellow executioner and had a family and a happy life. He assisted to the first public autopsy in Prague and had an excessive knowledge in medicine, anatomy and many other scientific disciplines. Even the master from the university often come to him for aid or advice.

[@artofgameplaying]

I was somewhat expecting those memoirs to be mentioned in the video (: I am glad somebody wrote this :)

[@ppsarrakis]

sounds like a great story for a tv series.

[@Anna133199]

@@ppsarrakis Yes! HBO, make it happen.

[@MySpaceBarsBroken0o]

Think I just found my next character for D&D.

[@SirKovar]

@Hydra D&D is actually more alive than ever and is growing at a rapid rate. Get with the times, Asshole.

[@andrefilipe9042]

@Hydra Can confirm that DnD is getting popular

[@andrefilipe9042]

@Hydra I mean that among yonger people D&D has been raising in popularity due to the fun potential. A year ago a friend of mine out of the blue wanted to host a D&D campain in his house. We had fun and another friend of mine even created a character called Biggus Dickus.

[@andersonneil2293]

@Hydra rpgs are fun, you just play pretend with your friends, drink and eat. You're missing out

[@andersonneil2293]

@Hydra rpgs are actual games, what gate keepy bullshit are you referring to?

[@Wesley_H]

1:20 Executioner: Any last words? Prisoner: Gotta catch me first. ARIBA ARIBA!! Executioner: Shit!

[@PhyreI3ird]

That's why you get a throwing axe as a backup. Pretty hard to run with one of those suckers bouncing around, dangling from the wound.

[@Wesley_H]

@@PhyreI3ird Executioner: Any more last words? Prisoner: Gotta hit me first. SERPENTINE SERPENTINE! Executioner: Shit!!

[@--Paws--]

5:10 This is the same thing that happened in the past with a criminal's family or relative in Japan. They were shunned by society, they had their fingers cut or had tattoos to indicate who they are. The ancestors of those people are still known to be shunned by society even today but not as harshly.

[@ScoobyShotU]

Today they cut there finger on purpose if one of there workers does something wrong and brings shame to the boss or organization. Yakuza is who they are they literally do it with a little knife and bite down on something stick the knife threw the table and tear the little finger I believe over it to cut it off fast and clean but it has to hurt..

[@CanIcallyouMistah]

When you ostracize a subgroup of your own culture, over generations mind you, to the point where they assimilate the "marks of the ostracized", banding together, forming their own shadowsociety, and thus effectively ruling over certain parts of japanese life

[@lycossurfer8851]

"We currently seek a people friendly person for a demanding get your hands dirty position, long hours and previous experience/references required. There will be tryouts and proper business attire is a must" was the ad I believe....

[@alexandrac9363]

Hahahahahhaaaaa

[@manoloramirez8785]

Sounds like minimum wage at a warehouse

[@RS4METODAY]

Am I wrong in thinking there's a chance of a good script for a movie about executioner's? Lol

[@haakman123]

A good one? No. But there is script m.imdb.com/title/tt6185998/

[@TheViralEvolution]

Call it "the executioners apprentice"

[@RS4METODAY]

@@haakman123 Heh, thanks for that. But I was thinking more over a historic setting. xD

[@airbomb34]

It would make for an interesting plot.

[@haakman123]

@@RS4METODAY yeah, I just remembered seeing a trailer for this movie somewhere and thought about it now

[@bygoneorb4k]

Loving this channel. Clear, full of information, no waffle, and a great delivery. 10/10

[@whowantsabighug]

Well now i know what my next D&D character's background is going to be.

[@PhyreI3ird]

Bro, if it's in The Elder Scrolls setting, that would be the PERFECT job for a member of the Dark Brotherhood. Little do the people know that by hiring you to execute their criminals, they're committing more souls to Sithis.

[@kasacon666]

I just finished googling "Did they always put bags on people's head when hanging" 40 minutes ago for research. What a weird coincidence that that was today's video.

[@NicholasWoodley]

I want to know why now.

[@firholfinance8623]

Simon saw your search history 🙃

[@jamieh4086]

Good old internet analytics to customize the ads you get to see

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Nicholas Woodley why they put bags onthe heads of people being hanged? Um, because it’s pretty damn horrifying to see someone get an internal decapitation, and, sometimes if the hangman wasn’t so bright, a total decapitation. Or worse still, see the face of someone being slowly strangled to death.

[@NicholasWoodley]

I can see that now. I would have thought they'd have wanted that to be seen as a deterrent. Thank you for the information MostlyHarmless

[@jessetorres8738]

Is this a job still available today? I've graduated from college and hate the restaurant job I have now and this sounds like an improvement compared to it. I'm kidding (mostly).

[@fionafiona1146]

China and the USA do not disagree on everything.

[@clintbandura9018]

Yep. In 30 states, federally, and military in the US, and 53 other countries.

[@ChideraStephen]

Jesse Torres lmao

[@franciscodanconia45]

Shoulda chosen a STEM major.

[@malenotyalc]

Just get drunk after work and watch Waiting. But do not do what they do in that movie!

[@GarrusN7]

Wow this shattered some misconceptions I had about executioners. Cool video.

[@kari7403]

Right? Now I'm wondering where the idea that executioners wore black bag like masks on their heads during executions, (to hide their identity, which was apparently well known by all the towns folk so they can avoid socializing or eating with them.) So, why and where and when, did the concept of the masked (and usually well muscled, large built physic.) executioner come into play? Also, I'm curious if there were many, if any, female executioners. And if so, when about was the first one employed? I would think they would prefer the men to chop off someone's head. Including the condemned. Haha. Although, if it came to flogging, I think most would prefer a woman to do it. As men tend to have more muscle mass and an over all higher strength percentage. Now we need a follow up video for all these questions! Haha.

[@Physick1]

@@kari7403 A hood may help prevent body fluids from getting on the face too.

[@kari7403]

@@Physick1 That is actually a very good point. Thanks.

[@ndaemon1718]

@@kari7403 as for the female executioners it is doubtful since females were considered intellectually on the level of cattle.. often with similar rights.

[@kanonierable]

@@kari7403 The mere idea of a female executioner is obscene by itself, beside that the job requires considerable physical strength. The hood is something that comes into play when you have to execute a person of high profile and the regular hangman would refuse to do the job. Like for example in case of the delinquent being of royal blood or even a king, as in the case of the dethroned British monarch Charles I. It was not easy then to find a person who was willing to do the job as the spilling of royal blood violated very strong religious and other deep rooted traditional taboos. Another reason to hide your identity was because of the extremely high chance that the remaining followers of the dead king would seek bloody revenge on anyone who laid hands on the sacred person of the monarch that had been chosen by the grace of God.

[@adamlee6435]

Vincero: The Preferred Watch of Executioners

[@nozecone]

If they lucked out, their victim would be wearing one ....

[@gil6875]

"HEY!!! vsauce michael here!! Do you want to become an executioner?!" That how I thought this vid was going so start by the looks of him XD

[@SaraH-jn5db]

Ikr the first video i ever saw of him i was confused why vsauce became british😂

[@TheKing-uu7jn]

And why he was extra bald

[@codypatton2859]

Dead joke

[@necromancer___3054]

gil RIGHT?!

[@Microtonal_Cats]

Like the sponsor for this episode was University of Phoenix, School of Executions?

[@thedude7319]

Going to use this for my dnd adventure thanks

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

Uhm please dont steal 😦😦

[@kenxclout]

Fill out an application duh 🙄

[@mikitz]

Unless you've been practicing on neighborhood animals, forget it.

[@wolfshanze5980]

No, they'd ask you to do it online.

[@shuttereff3ct593]

Well written resume is a key skill.

[@chastitunatea7426]

My great grandfather was the executioner for the state of Mississippi during the 1950s and early 60s my grandmother would play around the chair and knew the condemned men well enough that they knew her name. He was very good he was very humble but my grandmaw said he regretted taking the life of innocent men .when he knew they were not guilty

[@mikitz]

It's a living, ain't it.

[@chastitunatea7426]

@@mikitz yeah it is now just a job

[@chastitunatea7426]

@sl0re10 yeah it tore him apart and led to heavy drinking later on

[@phoenixdavida8987]

@@chastitunatea7426 I bet.

[@MaGiCMushroomClouds]

Fried convict. Served extra crispy. Justice optional.

[@johnthegreat97]

1:24 advertising for being an executioner-gardener. "If you find a competitor that will mow your lawn for less we will kill them.... And they won't mow your lawn for less."

[@semaj_5022]

This was way more interesting than I expected. And it left me with a somewhat profound sense of sorrow for any and every truly decent man condemned to the life of an executioner.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Reminds me of that joke, man about to beheaded and a guy runs up with a letter and the guy says just leave it in the basket i will read it later

[@makepeace234]

Lol! 🤣🤣🤣

[@francisbell1961]

Lol sod's law it was a pardon

[@redlandz1977]

I caught that “skip” in the dialogue when you said the executioner made a “killing”... couldn’t help but laugh at that one, could you? 😂🤣😂

[@mflorentine13]

I never knew Jonny Sins was such a history buff.

[@davianhernandez479]

Bruh

[@questioneverything8301]

The guy in the video looks like a soy boy.

[@MrTomkat030]

Matthew Florentine looks nothing like Johnny Sins

[@nahboi6290]

KEK.

[@blatherskite3009]

Goddammit, you just made me Google a porn star.... Good thing I'm on my own computer :)

[@HamburgerMolester]

Imagine walking into the doctor's office and he tells you: "Okay, so I have you down for an execution? Oh wait that's my 3:30....ah, yes here we are, you're the one with the stomach ache."

[@dragonheart1236]

I'm putting that character into my next dnd campaign. A weirdly burly doctor, who the party later learns is also the city's head executioner

[@katiewenta]

I’d always wondered. I know this is an old post now, but very interesting and informative. Thank you!

[@melanieashman1066]

Well I have a strange little story of my own,.....interested well we hope you will be. Firstly as a young child I was sickly and led a quiet sort of childhood, as I spent a lot of time recovering from being very poorly, I was always starting with some sort of ailment or other. I spent a lot of time in a local sweet shop looking at the sweets that nice as they were I could not eat without being very ill for the day or even the week. This village shop was run by a lovely family who told me they had a selection of sweets that they made themselves, to my eternal joy I found that most of these sweets I could eat without getting ill. So I regularly called into the shop for the odd little treat like most children do. I got to know the family and was fascinated by the older father of the family, he always seemed a very intelligent and well educated man, someone you wouldn't be surprised to find out was a professor. I thought many times to myself one day they will tell me what he used to do and I will be amazed, he will have climbed mount Everest or descovered a new element or invented some wonderful thing or other he will be a famous man in his time. I often skipped home dreaming of the day I would find out why once upon a time he had been famous. Well it was all very exciting. Then to my sadness the family never got round to telling me before me and my family moved far away. Years later when I myself was much older by accident I read a book about the history of Courts, I was a court officer myself and fascinated by history. Finally I did find out what this wonderful man had done that had made him a very famous man. Though in a kind of secret way. I doubt that in a thousand lifetimes I would have ever guessed what he did. Still chills me now what I found out that afternoon. My friend that had so fascinated me with his chit chat and busily run his little sweet shop in our little village where years and years before he was the areas hangman. M

[@eurovision50]

That's some story... Do you remember the guy's name?

[@melanieashman1066]

@@eurovision50 Yes

[@eurovision50]

Would you mind giving his name? I know it's a weird question, I'm just a bit fascinated by the story and I'd like to read about the guy if there's anything available online.

[@melanieashman1066]

@@eurovision50 well that's quite a lot to ask as your on the internet under a false name. Plus if you do your homework you would know most executioners cannot be easily traced and most leave no photographic evidence of themselves behind, as secrecy was quite important to keep these people safe whilst they lived their lives, there are only a few that have been written about and you will easily find these. Enjoy, your investigation....

[@765respect]

How did you find out? Was it through the Court history or did someone tell you? Closest I ever got to an executioner was living nr a dunking pond. I use to think ppl were saying ducking pond, you know, innocent child chattering, until I put witches and a plank going out to the water together. But the pond did have ducks...

[@Malaphor]

By running faster than another executioner.

[@bugzyhardrada3168]

A fit criminal could make a killing, by simply allways running faster then the executioner..... seems logical enough

[@SeraphimRoad]

@@bugzyhardrada3168 Until the executioner throws his axe after you...

[@bugzyhardrada3168]

@@SeraphimRoad uhh a challenge Well under those circumstances i wouldn't run in a straight line i'd have to zig zag....wouldn't i....checkmate....😋

[@SeraphimRoad]

@@bugzyhardrada3168 Congratulations! You are the towns new executioner !

[@bugzyhardrada3168]

@@SeraphimRoad Damn it....didint see that twist coming.....checkmate for me i guess. But running and/or executing people for pay doesn't really sound so bad to be honest....at least it gives me a job so no more crime for me i guess.

[@ARedStoneWall]

This would make a great setting for a video game RPG.

[@Japanlover79]

Zachary Osborne it could but it would probably be censored unless released on steam

[@inendlesspain4724]

I had a similar idea, but with a game more in the style of Papers, Please.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

@@inendlesspain4724 Everyday, you have to deal with the millions of little inconveniences of being the one guy who chops of heads and tortures people for a living.

[@KILLERAOC]

Really would wouldn’t it? The outcast role actually fits well in a way that most attempts to replicate it don’t.

[@Novusod]

RPG nah. This subject has simulator written all over it.

[@brianconnolly3267]

These are incredibly well-made and researched videos. Thank you!

[@elenikyritsi478]

I loved this video... I never thought there would be such detailed accounts on this profession! well done!

[@Aconitum_napellus]

if given the choice of living next to a public latrine, lepertorium or a brothel I know which I would choose.

[@EmployeeJoe630]

Lepertorium, those people are always willing to lend a hand

[@michealcarr5134]

Well lepper wouldn't wanna live near as fleas and lice can carry the disease, latrines would be bad for lungs from all ammonia and bacteria, and brothels would be noisy all night better but I guess being grumpy in morning would help you with morning executions

[@Aconitum_napellus]

@@michealcarr5134 You know how some jokes are funnier if you don't over analyse them?

[@kanonierable]

@@Aconitum_napellus Well it wasn't much of a joke to begin with, was it?

[@Aconitum_napellus]

@@kanonierable Better than your joke, dick.

[@fender8421]

5:25....I see what you did there

[@TheMohawkNinja]

He said that completely straight-faced, XD

[@SethanderWald]

xD ikr? I'm not entirely sure if that pun was intentional, but it was well executed for sure. ;)

[@cjdfv]

@@TheMohawkNinja There was an edit right after that phrase so there's no way he (or someone else in the room) didn't start laughing

[@gmansplit]

Did you just say that Vincero watches are "luxury and handcrafted." That is one of the most hilarious statements I have ever heard. Great joke.

[@greghemlock6679]

Vincero watches handcrafted by the most skilled artisans that could be found among 14 year old slave girls in China whose life is so dismal they erect suicide nets below the windows

[@gmansplit]

@@greghemlock6679 Precisely that combined with the highest quality, artisan level Chinese machines in the world, of course.

[@bobby9847]

When you have 40,000 people working at one place odds are someone is gonna kill themselves once in a while.

[@biohazardlnfS]

@@bobby9847 more like 80,000 I heard it's like 3 to a cage

[@jp-um2fr]

I see the comments here are from those that owe China $10,500,000,000,000. If it's rubbish who's the fool ?

[@abrahamreviews]

Glad you finished the video. I thought you would leave me HANGING.

[@Jenuin]

This was an awesome video and well done. The knowledge I never knew I needed to know.

[@KuddlesbergTheFirst]

Vikings never had horn helms, executioner don't wear mask, and a t-rex actually was actually fluffy?

[@kvonkirk2340]

No but some Scandinavian Warlords would wear other men's skulls. There was a couple of cases at executions executioner would be so ugly they would make him wear a mask And thank God now that it's 2019 they are back to saying the T-Rex had scales. Cuz F the feathers.....

[@franktheprank7336]

@@kvonkirk2340 nobody is saying they had scales, dude they're the ancestors of birds what did you expect.

[@kopeyka22]

_Tyrannosaurus_ only had a sparse feathering.

[@franktheprank7336]

@@kopeyka22 I think I know what paper are you referring too, it got a lot of covering when it was published. I recommend you read the actual paper and not an online article about it(most of them, or at least the ones I seen, are wrong). That paper actually talks about the discovery of T-rex remains that showed the possibility for the animal to have a naked underbelly, the rest of the body is still known to be covered in feathers or at least proto feathers, with a more resently discovered exception in the tail. If anyone wants more info about it(and does not want to stare at scientific papers for hours) there's the channel "Trey the explained" he knows his stuff and constantly backs it up so I personally found him to be one of the most reliable source in this platform.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

@@franktheprank7336 The "rest" being the upper part of the trunk, which is _assumed_ to be covered in feathers. We have evidence of scales for the rest of its body. Given the size and climate _Tyrannosaurus_ lived in, it's entirely likely that it lost the feathers its ancestors had.

[@MC-ii3qk]

Read " The Hangman's Daughter" series. Great read

[@Imnotshortimfunsize]

Love those books!

[@pLanetstarBerry]

Ok, I was trying to remember what that series was called! I used to work at a library and shelved that series a lot.

[@rorykirklnd8957]

Where did the idea of last meals come from for someone sentenced to death? And why is it felt that they are owed anything special? -my mom

[@anaximanderofapollonia9842]

Bloody hell, your mother is heartless! Cheers.

[@anaximanderofapollonia9842]

@@rorykirklnd8957 In regards to kindness, you don't show people kindness to feel good about yourself but because you yourself are kind. And your kindness is either the result of your understanding of other people's actions or if false, then it is a result of you taking into consideration the possibility of yourself being in the wrong with the actions which you are about to do to another. Being "so bad" is a subjective concept as one ending up on a death row =/= one being the evil incarnate but one going against the norm (e.g., in islam, apostasy = death and a muslim doubting islam = apostasy). And in absolutely the worst case scenario... People live their lives to the best of their abilities while trying to overcome their short comings. However, without realising what our short comings are, you cannot overcome them. So even if one was "absolutely so bad", then his/her lack of knowledge of what is "absolutely so good" was the result of his/her total ignorance of what that is, which already made his/her life a living hell. Therefore, to send them off to their deaths with the hopes of having just one good memory of this life is the least that you could do for them, even if they could not appreciate your gesture because they are incapable percieving kindness. You will do that because you are kind and you are kind because you understand. And since your mother does not understand, then she is "kind" only to those whom she likes so should she stop liking them, then she would also stop to show her "kindness" toward them. Cheers.

[@halo3odst]

"I say, there never a dull moment around here.." *crowd looks at executioner with disgust.* "I said.... Theres never a dull.." *crowd chops off the executioner head.*

[@killcharge4338]

I guess we need a new head of execution Yeah I saw it too

[@PeachDragon_]

Oh yes, i always wanted to become an executioner, thanks for the tutorial.

[@filipskotnica971]

If only back then facebook existed, all the Executioners from across Europe could setup a friends group and thus find out they aren't alone in the world. Maybe even share a few tips&tricks regarding execution like meal recipes , post selfies with the soon-to-be #hanged people. Next thing they would have Executioner-Pride Marches in the streets...

[@TexasBoyDrew]

Hahahhahaha

[@basillah7650]

Executioners were done in the public cutting their head off while hanging was done in jail by the jail warden, not executioner where a rope was tied around their neck and then the trap door opened for the rope to hold them around the neck until it breaks killing them.

[@TCTGFAM]

I would start by doing an internship at a butcher's shop

[@magnuslilleengen]

Back to school ai?

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@IamtheNight99 Keep spamming for your wanna-be dictator, he's out in a week.

[@IamtheNight99]

@@gomahklawm4446 Um...... Trump hates vegans...... And I hate him....

[@gomahklawm4446]

@@IamtheNight99 I hate both, nice that your spam seems to have been removed.

[@613aristocrat]

9:10 Heh. Executioners made a killing doing their job.

[@nahthisaintit]

Never a dull moment around this guy

[@uni_versetones]

Simon is so smooth and professional. He can talk about death and I still feel warm and cozy.

[@noddwyd]

"It's Whinnie the Pooh!" ... "He's refusing the blindfold!!"

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

_The Bastard Executioner_ was amusing; shame it was cancelled.

[@gangsterpenguin8709]

5:25 "while there were potentially ways for an executioner to make a killing in the profession.." 🤣🤣🤣 horribly hilarious pun

[@applejacks971]

Very interesting. Totally opposite of what I thought it would be like. Regarding the watches, I actually watched the entire 'ad' at the end. And it was well done!

[@Mira-K]

Late 1700s Warsaw's executioner Stefan Böhm was an upstanding citizen and military veteran, who was literally begged by Warsaw's lord mayor to take the office after it was vacated. He was, strangely, very well-liked and (in somewhat dark humour way) popular among the citizens and became proverbial in Warsaw. Wrongdoers and ill-behaving children were threatened (for years after his retirement) with "visiting our dear Stefan for breakfast". He had a deforming scar from Russian saber on his face, making him kinda "creepy smiler"... One of the last executions he has performed were magnate traitors sentenced for bringing the country to the ruin and about-to-happen partition. The condemned paid him extremely well to ensure he makes it quick (Polish hanging method at that time had tendency to be a messy prolonged death), allowing him to retire as one of the wealthiest citizens.

[@bulldogmadhav5762]

They work as gardeners????

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Weed killers. LOL

[@ezekielmartin4323]

Presumably beheading dandelions

[@rogersheddy.8497]

Planting victims under the rose bushes

[@frederikjrgensen7375]

How did hans asperger discover aspergers syndrome?

[@bugzyhardrada3168]

Sounds logical enough

[@rsrt6910]

@Ambrose Burnside Yeah, I'll go along with that.

[@shebbs1]

@Ambrose Burnside seems legit.

[@devinlabuda5713]

@Ambrose Burnside thank you for that and sideburns!

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

He visited 4chan once.

[@soul2squeezy439]

"Ser Illyn, Bring me his head!"

[@archiejmmiles6895]

First time I’ve actually looked at a sponsor, new watch on the way!

[@getoffmylawn8986]

Amazingly informative video! Thanks for all your research.

[@nates78]

Vincero... a $15 watch for $150. Though, thank you for sponsoring an amazing channel.

[@mrxcman9272]

Vicero watches are a ripoff fashion brand. You can get better watches for the same price by Seiko, Orient, Citizen and even Hamiltons.

[@axslaps]

Sounds like in a number of places I would have volunteered for that occupation.

[@tihy9s168]

Very fascinating, good video man!

[@7ajhubbell]

Thoughtfully presented. Thank you.

[@isaiahdobesh5109]

“Make a killing in the profession” I’m not sure if that is a great pun, or a terrible one you should be ashamed of, mr. script writer

[@mikegrossberg8624]

There's no such thing as a GOOD pun

[@falkor6509]

did most executioners know how to use the power of spin with the perfect rectangle?

[@ferretzim8694]

Why did KZbin recommend this? When will I ever need this information? Still, facinating

[@TheRachaelLefler]

What if we could get reincarnated back in time, that would be a head trip... Haha heads...

[@andyanimacion3d]

All of your videos excel, and this one was certaintainly not the exception. Please keep up your outstanding work! 👏👏👏

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

"Fun"fact The german Executioner named Rosenfeld, who had the duty to kill the Pirate Klaus Störtebeker and his 72 men crew, had a bargain with Störtebeker. The Mayor sat the deal. He would behead him, and the headless body of Störtebcker would standup and walk over to his men. The men he passed before "Störtebekers dead body" drop on the floor, should be free. Acording to legends, Störtebeker walked by 11! of his men before the Executioner got angry and pulled him a leg. The Mayor than said "I dont do bargains with pirates, Executioner kill them" So he did and in a few minutes he had all the crew killed and he was so quick and all 73 had been executed perfectly. The City-Counsil were speechless and ask him how he could be so professional with so many men? Proud of his work Rosenfeld answerd "Thats nothing, he could also behead the whole Counil before getting tired" Theese were his last words.......the Counsilmembers did not like the sound of that, and one member executed Rosenfeld on the spot.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

A legend, and an unlikely one as Stortebeker was probably dead a year prior to the alleged execution.

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

@@stormisuedonym4599 Of cause its an unlikely legend....but its fun to see how some citys talk about (spin legends around) Executioners

[@greencreekranch]

Step 1 Make sure your parents name you charles faulx

[@nozecone]

"This execution is brought to you by Vincero Watches!"

[@ThisisBarris]

I love that you released a video on executions on the same day I released one about the guillotine. It's a brilliant coincidence!

[@SethanderWald]

is your video sponsored by Brilliant by chance? lol, :P

[@ThisisBarris]

@@SethanderWald Haha I wish!

[@joshmaynard1505]

Lobe watching these videos. Absolutely killing it

[@KrautGoesWild]

A lot of old houses in Germany that are or were used as pubs or restaurants had a so-called "Henkerhaken" ("hangman's hook") on a nail hammered into the wall at a far-off corner of the room. The idea was to fasten a beer mug on a chain there because only the town's hangman was allowed to eat there - as mentioned in the video, no other people were allowed at the table - and nobody was allowed to drink from his mug.

[@ezes.5125]

I need the name of the painting's author at 1:40 please

[@berrytharp1334]

Bob

[@RadioactivFallout]

Triumph of death by Peter Breughel the Elder. Is just the upper right corner. The painting is huge. That is a detail on the painting.

[@berrytharp1334]

@@RadioactivFallout His friends called him Bob.

[@ezes.5125]

@@RadioactivFallout thanks!

[@aminawatson5019]

RadioactivFallou

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Video idea: How to become an executioner in Saudi Arabia?

[@sleepingisathing6598]

Just be a citizen

[@user-do2nq7jo9h]

Up

[@Lilas.Duveteux]

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world were the profession of executioner is still dynastic.

[@shina779]

Saw the thumbnail got excited, then read "in medieval times" * sadface, puts CV away.*

[@davidodonovan1699]

Well done sir. Great video. Great work. Very interesting.

[@windsaw151]

In the archives my great-grandfather collected about the region we live in I found a list of fees for the executioner depending on the type of execution. The one thing I remember is that he got most money for breaking someone to the wheel. Which is hardly surprising. That must have been extremely taxing to the executioner both physically and mentally.

[@HighCoup333]

You lost me at Vincero. Suddenly not interested in becoming a Medieval Executioner anymore for some reason.

[@crypto66]

Schmidt's upbringing made me realize executioners were technically sanctioned, and in some cases even trained, serial killers.

[@rsrt6910]

Yeah, well, that doesn't do any good if your talent is mass murder.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Look up the history of the Sansons of France or the far more interesting eight generations of samurai "sword-testers" known as Yamada Asaemon. A photograph of Yamada Asaemon VIII actually exists, taken near the end of the Tokugawa era. His father Yamada Asaemon VII tutored Katsu Kaishu's father in the art of the sword. While Schmidt spent his entire life trying to get out of the business, here's an entire family out in Japan who made their name in the corridors of power by doing the same job for over two centuries.

[@A-Town_From_Da_Lv]

“Hello,I seen your job ad and I’m very interested in applying for the Executioner Position”

[@kathypappas6867]

Wow, I'd never even thought of this before . This was so interesting !