00:00Imagine a tool designed to stop a charging night without a strike.
00:04This medieval tool, known as the man-catcher,
00:06consists of a long wooden staff topped with a semicircular hinged metal collar.
00:11When pressed against a person, spring-loaded doors close,
00:14securely trapping them at a safe distance.
00:17It was a purely functional tool for capturing the living,
00:20used to detain high-profile individuals or restrain violent prisoners.
00:24Its purpose was control.
00:25The answer is simple.
00:26It was a primitive restraining tool whose purpose was hunting.
