Execution methods in Game of Thrones + ASoIaF
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Throughout the series we see different people get executed via different means. For example:
Lord Ned Stark gets decapitated by Ser Illyn Payne on orders for King Joffrey Baratheon.
Mance Rayder and Shireen Baratheon get burnt at the stake.
Alliser Thorne and Co. get hanged till death.
The question is, how is execution method determined? I know that GRRM is a fan of medieval times and in those times Lords were often decapitated while peasants were hanged.
Are there different execution methods for different crimes? What does Westerosi custom dictate regarding executions of a commoner vs a highborn?
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Throughout the series we see different people get executed via different means. For example:
Lord Ned Stark gets decapitated by Ser Illyn Payne on orders for King Joffrey Baratheon.
Mance Rayder and Shireen Baratheon get burnt at the stake.
Alliser Thorne and Co. get hanged till death.
The question is, how is execution method determined? I know that GRRM is a fan of medieval times and in those times Lords were often decapitated while peasants were hanged.
Are there different execution methods for different crimes? What does Westerosi custom dictate regarding executions of a commoner vs a highborn?
game-of-thrones a-song-of-ice-and-fire
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Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
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Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
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You can hide spoilers by putting>!at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.
– Rand al'Thor♦
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Throughout the series we see different people get executed via different means. For example:
Lord Ned Stark gets decapitated by Ser Illyn Payne on orders for King Joffrey Baratheon.
Mance Rayder and Shireen Baratheon get burnt at the stake.
Alliser Thorne and Co. get hanged till death.
The question is, how is execution method determined? I know that GRRM is a fan of medieval times and in those times Lords were often decapitated while peasants were hanged.
Are there different execution methods for different crimes? What does Westerosi custom dictate regarding executions of a commoner vs a highborn?
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Throughout the series we see different people get executed via different means. For example:
Lord Ned Stark gets decapitated by Ser Illyn Payne on orders for King Joffrey Baratheon.
Mance Rayder and Shireen Baratheon get burnt at the stake.
Alliser Thorne and Co. get hanged till death.
The question is, how is execution method determined? I know that GRRM is a fan of medieval times and in those times Lords were often decapitated while peasants were hanged.
Are there different execution methods for different crimes? What does Westerosi custom dictate regarding executions of a commoner vs a highborn?
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Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
3
Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
1
You can hide spoilers by putting>!at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.
– Rand al'Thor♦
23 hours ago
@Randal'Thor I took the liberty and added the spoilers.
– Rebel-Scum
21 hours ago
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Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
3
Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
1
You can hide spoilers by putting>!at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.
– Rand al'Thor♦
23 hours ago
@Randal'Thor I took the liberty and added the spoilers.
– Rebel-Scum
21 hours ago
Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
3
3
Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
1
1
You can hide spoilers by putting
>! at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.– Rand al'Thor♦
23 hours ago
You can hide spoilers by putting
>! at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.– Rand al'Thor♦
23 hours ago
@Randal'Thor I took the liberty and added the spoilers.
– Rebel-Scum
21 hours ago
@Randal'Thor I took the liberty and added the spoilers.
– Rebel-Scum
21 hours ago
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Much depends on the whim of the person who orders the execution. But there are some generalizations:
- Nobles get decapitated with a sword.
- Commoners get hanged.
- Nobles may be insulted by executing them like a commoner.
- Commoners may be shown respect (for their fighting skills or courage) by executing them like a noble.
A noble who orders different methods (e.g. skinned, burned by wildfire, thrown into a pit with a bear, thrown out of a cliff-edge castle) would tend to be characterized as depraved or cruel.
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Much depends on the whim of the person who orders the execution. But there are some generalizations:
- Nobles get decapitated with a sword.
- Commoners get hanged.
- Nobles may be insulted by executing them like a commoner.
- Commoners may be shown respect (for their fighting skills or courage) by executing them like a noble.
A noble who orders different methods (e.g. skinned, burned by wildfire, thrown into a pit with a bear, thrown out of a cliff-edge castle) would tend to be characterized as depraved or cruel.
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Much depends on the whim of the person who orders the execution. But there are some generalizations:
- Nobles get decapitated with a sword.
- Commoners get hanged.
- Nobles may be insulted by executing them like a commoner.
- Commoners may be shown respect (for their fighting skills or courage) by executing them like a noble.
A noble who orders different methods (e.g. skinned, burned by wildfire, thrown into a pit with a bear, thrown out of a cliff-edge castle) would tend to be characterized as depraved or cruel.
answered 19 hours ago
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Much depends on the whim of the person who orders the execution. But there are some generalizations:
- Nobles get decapitated with a sword.
- Commoners get hanged.
- Nobles may be insulted by executing them like a commoner.
- Commoners may be shown respect (for their fighting skills or courage) by executing them like a noble.
A noble who orders different methods (e.g. skinned, burned by wildfire, thrown into a pit with a bear, thrown out of a cliff-edge castle) would tend to be characterized as depraved or cruel.
answered 19 hours ago
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Much depends on the whim of the person who orders the execution. But there are some generalizations:
- Nobles get decapitated with a sword.
- Commoners get hanged.
- Nobles may be insulted by executing them like a commoner.
- Commoners may be shown respect (for their fighting skills or courage) by executing them like a noble.
A noble who orders different methods (e.g. skinned, burned by wildfire, thrown into a pit with a bear, thrown out of a cliff-edge castle) would tend to be characterized as depraved or cruel.
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Shireen was a sacrifice, and she is alive and well in the books. I would move her out of this list :)
– C.Koca
23 hours ago
3
Burning appears to not be a Westerosi form of execution at all, but part of the imported R'hllor religion.
– melboiko
23 hours ago
1
You can hide spoilers by putting
>!at the start of a paragraph, so that people have to click or hover in order to see the spoiler.– Rand al'Thor♦
23 hours ago
@Randal'Thor I took the liberty and added the spoilers.
– Rebel-Scum
21 hours ago