Medieval people mostly made rope of straw. Were there better materials they could've made rope of so it would be stronger at the same thickness (and would last a few years, or
Medieval people mostly made rope of straw. Were there better materials they could've made rope of so it would be stronger at the same thickness (and would last a few years, or
![An old engraving showing the use of 'The Rack' for torture during the Middle Ages – it was first used in Britain around 1450. The rack is a torture device consisting of An old engraving showing the use of 'The Rack' for torture during the Middle Ages – it was first used in Britain around 1450. The rack is a torture device consisting of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C6EAJB/an-old-engraving-showing-the-use-of-the-rack-for-torture-during-the-middle-ages-it-was-first-used-in-britain-around-1450-the-rack-is-a-torture-device-consisting-of-a-rectangular-usually-wooden-frame-with-a-roller-at-one-or-both-ends-the-victims-ankles-are-fastened-to-one-roller-and-the-wrists-to-the-other-as-the-interrogation-progresses-the-ratchet-mechanism-attached-to-the-rollers-are-used-to-gradually-pull-on-the-ropes-or-chains-slowly-increasing-the-strain-on-the-prisoners-body-and-causing-excruciating-pain-eventually-the-sufferers-joints-would-be-dislocated-and-even-separated-2C6EAJB.jpg)
An old engraving showing the use of 'The Rack' for torture during the Middle Ages – it was first used in Britain around 1450. The rack is a torture device consisting of
![Middle age man sitting on a hammock in the porch of a house, watching the sunset in Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brasil Stock Photo - Alamy Middle age man sitting on a hammock in the porch of a house, watching the sunset in Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brasil Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/K1X9E8/middle-age-man-sitting-on-a-hammock-in-the-porch-of-a-house-watching-K1X9E8.jpg)