The history of this invention is quite controversial, since it is not known exactly who and when invented the chastity belt,
however, there is an opinion that its analogue existed in ancient Greece. It consisted of two strips of leather, one of which passed between the legs, and the other clasped the waist. As a rule, slave women were forced to wear it in order not to become pregnant and not lose their ability to work, since this was absolutely not in the hands of the slave owner. Very handy had the invention of the Greeks in the Middle Ages. One German emperor, whose name history has hidden from us, being very jealous and distrustful, introduced the tradition of locking his wife to the castle whenever he was forced to leave his native lands. Only its structure already looked more like an instrument of torture, it was made by a blacksmith and was a bulky metal belt with many locks. He had only one key, which was kept only by a vigilant spouse.
Chastity belt
The chastity belt isa medieval invention that guaranteed the knights of those years peace and confidence in the high moral behavior of their wife. This humiliating "lingerie", which gained the greatest popularity during the Crusades, delivered incredible torment to its owners, they developed bedsores, calluses on intimate places and the lower back, and the figure was deformed. But the most terrible consequences were when such a chastity belt, without even suspecting it, was put on a pregnant woman, and it interfered with natural changes in the body. When opening ancient burials of that time, historians found female skeletons dressed in "virtue belts", presumably they could be widows who never waited for their husbands from feats of arms.
Burgundy Castle
And yet this innovative invention of the German monarch was widely known and popular among the men of the Renaissance, it became fashionable throughout Europe. Belts, being a fashionable accessory, began to be made of bull skin and complemented by gold and silver jewelry. The most exquisite models were made in Bergamo and Venice, hence these means of preserving female chastity got their names: "Venetian lattice" and "Burgundy castle". It should be noted that the female chastity belt was far from being a cheap "decoration", only the we althy classes could afford it. Mothers dressed their daughters in a "Burgundy castle" from the age of 12, and the key to it was solemnly handed over to the groom on the dayweddings. Such a bride was considered a real treasure, because in those days it was very rare to find a virgin among 15-year-old ladies.
Double play
Human nature is such that it seeks to find a key to any lock. Of course, the most intelligent found a cure for this disease. Mad money cost the wife or her passionate lover the production of the second cherished key from the belt. When the trick with duplicates became public knowledge, the owners of sexual persons began to resort to the help of jewelers who invented the most ingenious locks for them.
Varieties of "virtue" belts
The first male chastity belt was invented in Victorian England. His goal was to prevent boys from masturbating, as it was believed that it leads to insanity, blindness and unexplained sudden death. The chastity belt has not lost its relevance today, however, now it is only an attribute of sexual games, it is made from more hygienic and soft materials, and you can buy it in any sex shop.
