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[danielm09]

How should you be raised on your cross? Nailed through the wrists then raised left to hang or have your feet nailed while still on the ground? Personally i feel the victim should hang by the wrists. Thoughts?

 

[Lucas Soranus]

Depends on the cross shape. If it's a two piece type cross where the crossbeam is lifted up then they have to be nailed while hanging.

 

[Loxuru]

The trade off here is about the fact that the stipes needs to be well founded into the ground. When nailing the wrist and then hang and nail the feet on a standing stipes, the stability of the stipes should not be a concern. In case the cross is laying flat, it is more difficult to lift it with the condemned on it, since a substantial part of the lenghth of the stipes must be slid into the soil. But on a flat cross, nailing could be easier, because of the stability that is offered by the firm ground.