A man is forced to kneel before an iron maiden in a dungeon in Nuremberg. The iron maiden (AKA, jungfernkuss, eiserne jungfrau, the virgin, kiss of the virgin) is a fictional iron cabinet torture device with a hinged front and spike-covered interior to enclose a human being.

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Iron Maiden, Fictional Torture Device, 1863

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