The earliest known image of a chastity belt dates back to the beginning of the 15th century. In 1405, Konrad Kizer, in his treatise Bellifortis, presented readers with a drawing with the caption: "These are the hard iron trousers of Florentine women, which closed in front".

But the most unusual thing about this fact is that the name of the item only refers to military garments! That is, this belt-pants was intended only for military women who were forced to fight along with men.


In ancient Greece there was a so-called chastity belt for the bride, which was rather symbolic. DURING the wedding, the husband put a belt on his bride as a symbol. there were nodes on it, but there was no question of any iron locks.

it turns out that the most popular symbol of the Middle Ages is simply a fantasy based on the epic of the ancient Greeks?