"The Ballad of the Gibbet" is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that tells the story of a man who is executed and hung on a gibbet. The poem explores themes of justice, morality, and the consequences of crime. It underscores the idea that actions have consequences and serves as a cautionary tale against wrongful behavior.
His punishment for the crime was to hang at the gibbet.
Combe Gibbet was created in 1676.
gibbet |ˈjibit| historicalnouna gallows.• an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were left hanging as a warning or deterrent to others.• ( the gibbet) execution by hanging : the four ringleaders were sentenced to the gibbet.
Gibbet Rath massacre happened on 1798-05-29.
pirates were once hung there, and "gibbet"means "gallows".
Gibbet.
Gibbet or scaffold.
Gallows or gibbet.
The term gibbet is used to describe a gallows. It is a steel frame and upright post that is used to display the corpses of executed criminals. This is done as a warning or deterrent.
Following the hanging of Anderson the Pirate in 1765, Ellis Island was renamed to Gibbet Island after the instrument used to hang him.
It was called Gibbet.
The poem "The Ballad of Dead Ladies" by Francois Villon reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and life, using the death of famous women to convey this message. It emphasizes the transience of human existence and the inevitability of mortality. The poem serves as a memento mori, reminding readers to contemplate the impermanence of all things.