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== Historical and Cultural Inspirations == | == Historical and Cultural Inspirations == | ||
The Eversmoulder is called a "Catherine Wheel" in-game;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Eversmoulder)|Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder)|Fallen London|}} ''"The mill building is aflame, the fire coursing along the wooden wheel like a Catherine Wheel."''</ref> this is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_wheel_(firework) Catherine wheel] type of firework, which was in turn named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria]. According to the story of Catherine's martyrdom, she was to be executed by breaking wheel, a tortuous medieval execution method, but she shattered the wheel with a single touch. Thus, she is often depicted accompanied by a wheel. | The Eversmoulder is called a "Catherine Wheel" in-game;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Eversmoulder)|Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder)|Fallen London|}} ''"The mill building is aflame, the fire coursing along the wooden wheel like a Catherine Wheel."''</ref> this is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_wheel_(firework) Catherine wheel] type of firework, which was in turn named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria]. According to the story of Catherine's martyrdom, she was to be executed by breaking wheel, a tortuous medieval execution method, but she shattered the wheel with a single touch. Thus, she is often depicted accompanied by a wheel. | ||
==References== | ==References== |