Keelhauling
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Keelhauling is a form of punishment and potential execution once meted out to sailors at sea. First, a line was looped around the keel from one side of the ship to the other, with one end tied to the
Tudor era woodcut print of keelhauling
1660–1686 painting of a man being keelhauled
Running the gauntlet
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"Running the gauntlet" is a form of corporal punishment in which one or more individuals are forced to run between two rows of people who attack them with weapons. Metaphorically, the term is also use
Keelhauling
…Dragging death Running the gauntlet Walking the plank…
Gauntlet in Russia, 1845
Spiessgasse (pike-alley), Jost Amman illustration, Kriegs Ordnung, 1564
A captive runs the gauntlet between Shawnee warriors.
New belt promotion being celebrated by running the gauntlet of belts