🛑 Scold's bridle : instrument of torture and punishment. ✴️ The Middle Ages is a period well known for some severe forms of corporal punishment. The idea of punishing one’s body was deeply connected to the understanding of the Christian religion, for one thing. Small infractions led to harsh treatment at the hands of those in charge. ✴️ It was widely believed that only through pain and suffering could a person achieve innocence after a crime was committed. The bridle (or branks) was a form of m