Disturbing But Important Facts You Should Know

In Medieval Europe, Many Would Pay Executioners To Drink The Blood Of The Freshly Executed Warm From The Gallows Beliving It To Be A Powerful Health Tonic.

In a time when superstitions were the bread and butter of medicine, it was believed that drinking the blood of freshly executed criminals would be a tonic. The belief stems from the idea that an executed criminal has been purified via their punishment and so would now offer a source of blood that brings healing to those who consumed it.