The Executioner

Everyone fears him, no one wants to be near him, and everyone avoids him. All this despite the fact that he is needed so often. Whether corporal punishment, executions, torture, or even medicine and other activities, this master of his craft is capable of all. His work is dictated to him by the authorities; he doesn't like killing, but it is his daily bread. When his killing skills and punishments aren't needed, he helps out at the knacker's shop or makes medicine or prosthetics from the body parts of the executed.

Often, it isn't his only trade. His children and his wife are as despised as he is, a family of executioners. And despite all the fear and anxiety, the master is also respected.
Dressed in fiery red and equipped with bells for sound, everyone knows that the executioner, Carnifex, Fear Man, Benz, Blood Henchman, Evil Man, Flayer, Fletscher, Suspensor, Rogue, Chasseur, Switchman, or Schellenmann is on the loose.

But don't be afraid, he is by no means bloodthirsty or evil, but calm, focused, and respectful. However, he often can't hold back his gallows humor, which is a must in this profession!

• Punishments, Death Penalties, and Pain
• Life as an Executioner - Murderer or Conscientious?
• Law Courts in the City of Lucerne
• 3 Stories of Real Murderers from and Around Lucerne

The route of the "Hangman" tour

Duration: ca. 120 minutes
Fitnesslevel: 🔵🔵️⚪️
Meeting Point: Auf dem Stiefelplatz (Nähe Ledergasse 11)
End: Dammstrasse, in der Nähe des PMZ Luzern 

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