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Chastity Facts:
The first documented reference
to the term "chastity belt" is
credited to R'gine Pernoud, a
Medieval historian who, in the
14th Century explained that a
simple cord worn around the
waist was a symbol of chastity
(such as the robes of a monk
or priest - the cord around his
waist is a symbol of his vows
of chastity and purity).
The first written evidence of a
chastity belt was recorded by
Keyser von Eichstad, a retired
solider who compiled a
manuscript in 1405 about the
art of war and military
equipment. In his book
"Bellifortis" he included a
drawing of a chastity belt,
with the inscription "Est
florentinarum hoc bracile
dominarum ferreum et durum
ab antea sit reseratum"
("breeches of hard
Florentine iron that are closed
at the front").
This chastity belt was worn
by the women of Florence,
Italy as a method of preventing
rape. The Bellifortis manuscript
is held in the library of Goettingen University, Germany.
This article reproduced by
courtesy of www.chastity-uk.
co.uk
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