what knot is used in a noose
(December 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The hangman's knot or hangman's noose (also known as a collar during the Elizabethan era) is a well-known knot most often associated with its use in hanging a person.
How to Tie a Hangmans Noose. Community Q&A. The Hangman's noose is perhaps the best-known knot in the world, and is ubiquitous on TV, in movies, and children's games. The Hangman is also used as a knot to tie angles to fishing-line.