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Torture device used for capital punishment
The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public
Breaking_wheel
Circular component rotating on an axle
Barrel, Breaking wheel, Color wheel, Compact disc, Ferris wheel, Pottery wheel, Propeller, Reinventing the wheel, Spindle whorl, Trackball, Wagon-wheel effect
Wheel
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up catherine wheel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Catherine wheel may refer to: Breaking wheel, an instrument of torturous execution originally
Catherine_wheel
Apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading
humane manner. A death penalty opponent, he was displeased with the breaking wheel and other common, more grisly methods of execution and sought to persuade
Guillotine
1735 quotation by Alexander Pope
"Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" is a quotation from Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot" of January 1735. It alludes to "breaking on the
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?
Who_breaks_a_butterfly_upon_a_wheel?
Completely removing the limbs from a living or dead being
[citation needed] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dismemberment. Breaking wheel Cannibalism Death by sawing Decapitation Hanged, drawn and quartered
Dismemberment
Circular window found in Gothic churches
Catherine of Alexandria, who was sentenced to be executed on a spiked breaking wheel. A circular window without tracery such as are found in many Italian
Rose_window
Metalcore band from Tennessee
In 2015, the band released a split EP with Michigan hardcore band Breaking Wheel. They then signed to Unbeaten Records, releasing their sophomore studio
Orthodox_(band)
French Louisiana colonist executed in 1757
receiving a royal pardon from King Louis XV. He was ultimately executed by breaking wheel, one of the few individuals in the Americas to suffer this form of capital
Jean_Baptiste_Baudreau_II
Sequence of consequences in literature
it held a wheel of fire. — A description of Gollum and Frodo, respectively, as seen by Samwise. Catherine wheel (firework) Breaking wheel Hamartia Act
Wheel_of_fire
Series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by the American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as co-author of the final three installments
The_Wheel_of_Time
master tracks. The group Artillery has since changed their name to Breaking Wheel, after their song, due to the Danish thrash metal band of the same name
List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero
Early 4th century Christian virgin martyr
virginity. The furious emperor condemned Catherine to death on a spiked breaking wheel, but at her touch it shattered. Maxentius ordered her to be beheaded
Catherine_of_Alexandria
Method of capital punishment
was reserved for crimes that were considered "especially loathsome". Breaking wheel Infessura 1890, pp. 254–260. Megivern, James J. 1997. The Death Penalty
Mazzatello
Russian torture device
this form of punishment, along with much harsher measures such as the breaking wheel, during the Streltsy Uprising in 1698. Caning Knout Massie, Robert K
Batog
2021 American fantasy television series
The Wheel of Time is an American fantasy television series developed by Rafe Judkins for Amazon Prime Video. The series is based on the book series of
The_Wheel_of_Time_(TV_series)
Icelandic serial killer
explanation. A þing sentenced Axlar-Björn to die by hanging followed by breaking on the wheel. After his death, his body was dismembered and each piece was put
Axlar-Björn
Painting by Raphael
is looking upward in ecstasy and leaning on a wheel, an allusion to the breaking wheel (or Catherine wheel) of her martyrdom. It was painted c. 1507–1509
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Raphael)
Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria_(Raphael)
German serial killer (c. 1540–1581)
comparison, a "typically" severe act of breaking alive may usually have limited itself to 8 or 9 acts of breaking; two on each arm, below and above the
Peter_Niers
Alleged German serial killer
Christman Genipperteinga was found guilty and condemned to death by breaking on the wheel. Allegedly, he survived nine days of torture before he perished
Christman_Genipperteinga
Execution method
offense against its laws the punishment of burning at the stake, breaking at the wheel, etc., it would be the duty of the courts to pronounce upon such
Electric_chair
torture. Ana-tsurushi Batog Birch rod Boats Branding iron Brazen bull Breaking wheel Breast ripper Cangue Castor oil Catapelta[citation needed] Choke pear
List_of_torture_methods
Franconian robber baron
with his men at a drinking feast in Postbauer-Heng and executed by breaking wheel. The jump from the walls of Nuremberg Castle was an exciting incident
Eppelein_von_Gailingen
French physician, politician and freemason (1738 – 1814)
distress after hearing the screams of a man being tortured to death on the breaking wheel. Guillotin's early education was by the Jesuits in Bordeaux and he earned
Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin
Attempted assassin of King Henry IV of France; (Died 1593)
to whom he had confessed. He was executed on 31 August 1593 by breaking on the wheel and dismemberment. Mousnier, Roland (1964). L'Assasinat d'Henri
Pierre_Barrière
German merchant
Georg Nagelschmidt, were seized, and on March 22, they were broken on the wheel in Berlin. Heinrich von Kleist's novel, Michael Kohlhaas, is loosely based
Hans_Kohlhase
18th-century French criminal (1693-1721)
of Paris during the Régence until the authorities had him broken on the wheel. His brother died after being hanged by the arms, which was meant to be
Louis_Dominique_Bourguignon
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Ferris wheel Breaking wheel, a medieval execution device English wheel, a metalworking tool used to curve sheet metal Hamster wheel, an exercise toy
Wheel_(disambiguation)
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
mistress, Katherine, is one of the most brutal on record: he was put to a wheel, where "flesh was torn from his body", in ten places, with red-hot pincers
Peter_Stumpp
Czech robber and serial killer
limbs would be shuffled around him, finally being entangled on the breaking wheel, awaiting death. The sentence was carried out by the Brno executioner
Martin_Roháč
18th-century Sikh martyr
their faith and accepted execution. Both of them were executed using a breaking wheel in the year 1745. According to Hari Ram Gupta, Bhai Subeg Singh and
Bhai_Subeg_Singh
Ancient Roman term
asleep and, lowering his head, thrust it between the spokes of the cart wheel, breaking his neck. Symmachus writes of 29 Saxon prisoners strangling one another
Bestiarius
Saint-Dominigan merchant, military officer and revolutionary (1755–1764)
He was sentenced to death, and Ogé was executed by being broken on the wheel on 6 February in the presence of Blanchelande and several politicians from
Vincent_Ogé
Topics referred to by the same term
by knife throwers "Wheel of Death", an episode of Murder, She Wrote The Wheel of Death, a 1972 book by Philip Kapleau Breaking wheel, a torture and execution
Wheel_of_death
Punishment deemed overly severe
and/or degrading. Severe historical execution methods include the breaking wheel, hanging, drawing, and quartering, mazzatello, death by boiling, death
Cruel_and_unusual_punishment
German executioner (1555–1634)
based. Schmidt executed criminals by rope, sword, breaking wheel, burning, and drowning. The wheel was reserved for severely violent criminals. Burnings
Franz_Schmidt_(executioner)
18th-century French Protestant who was wrongfully tortured and executed
his son. And on 9 March 1762, the court sentenced him to be broken on the wheel - judicially executed. The same sentence subjected Calas to death by torture
Jean_Calas
American television game show
Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January
Wheel of Fortune (American game show)
Wheel_of_Fortune_(American_game_show)
Amusement ride
A Ferris wheel (also called a big wheel, giant wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple
Ferris_wheel
Baltic German noble and politician (1660–1707)
accounts agree that Patkul, after a prolonged process of breaking his bones with the wheel, begged for his decapitation (crying "Kopf ab!") and rolled
Johann_Patkul
Death by suspension around the neck
have hot lead dripped into his wounds, and then be broken alive on the wheel. Some of the reported cases may be myths, or wandering stories. The 1326
Hanging
German outlaw
Swabia. Although he was captured and put to death by being broken on the wheel in 1771, his mythical accumulated treasure has never been found, and legends
Matthias_Klostermayr
Execution method
The objective of this execution method was to provide a swift death by breaking the condemned's neck.[page needed] The warden of the Connecticut State
Upright_jerker
French outlaw (1725–1755)
them. Mandrin was tried on 24 May 1755 and sentenced to be broken on the wheel, a penalty reserved for serious offenders, in Valence, Drôme on 26 May.
Louis_Mandrin
Type of firework
condemned to death by "breaking on the wheel". When she touched the wheel, it miraculously fell to pieces. The largest Catherine wheel ever made was designed
Catherine_wheel_(firework)
King of the Afro-Antiguans
Prince Klaas and four accomplices were caught and executed by the breaking wheel. They hung and starved six Africans and burnt another 58 at the stake
Prince_Klaas
Parliament of Paris condemned him to the agony of the breaking wheel for high treason. He was broken on the wheel alive at Paris at the Place de Grève in September
Guy_Éder_de_La_Fontenelle
Casino game of chance
Roulette (named after the French word meaning "little wheel") is a casino game which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi. In the game, a
Roulette
1633 series of etchings by Jacques Callot
Plate 13: Le bûcher, or Burning at the stake Plate 14: La roue, or Breaking wheel Plate 15: L'hôpital (The hospital) Plate 16: Les mendiants et les mourants
Les Grandes Misères de la guerre
Les_Grandes_Misères_de_la_guerre
Transylvanian peasant and rebellion leader
prison, and Horea and Cloșca were executed by being publicly broken on the wheel. Horea is a legendary figure and folk hero in Romania. Horea was born in
Vasile_Ursu_Nicola
Topics referred to by the same term
the Ohio River Wheeling (electric power transmission) Wheeling (see breaking wheel), a form of torture "Wheeling", an American slang term for off-roading
Wheeling
Execution method from Asia
his foot; but if desired to torture him, will break his limbs successively, as men are broken on the wheel." The naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte
Execution_by_elephant
Vehicle with three wheels
A three-wheeler, tricar, or trike is a vehicle with three wheels. Some are motorized tricycles, which may be legally classed as motorcycles, while others
Three-wheeler
German criminal
breaking wheel by his limbs from life to death". On 4 February 1653, Hanebuth was executed in Hanover in front of a stone gate on the breaking wheel.[citation
Jasper_Hanebuth
Danish rebel fighter
prison until the end of the civil war and was then executed by breaking on the wheel in Viborg, Denmark. Later historians and fiction writers have admired
Skipper_Clement
Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
a funeral service, and various methods of execution, including the breaking wheel, the gallows, burning at the stake, and the headsman about to behead
The_Triumph_of_Death
Part of a wheel extending radially from the hub to the rim
A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction
Spoke
Method of execution
1622, and the punishment was replaced by beheading, or being broken on the wheel. In Quedlinburg, a woman was drowned in 1667 for killing her infant; just
Execution_by_drowning
Alsatian Jew wrongfully executed in 1754
maintained his innocence, and was consequently subjected to execution by the breaking wheel the following day. Prominent Jewish figures of Alsace, convinced of
Hirtzel_Levy
Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
water. Earlier ships that are driven by a paddle wheel under manual power are known as paddle wheelers. In the early 19th century, paddle wheels were the
Paddle_steamer
having arranged the flight abroad of the latter, Kikin was broken on the wheel. Kikin began his career as a bombardier in the toy army of Peter I. He accompanied
Alexander_Kikin
1704 uprising of Protestant peasants in France
their hands in the air were summarily executed via the gallows and the breaking wheel, at times even burned at the stake. Huguenot villages were razed to
War_of_the_Camisards
The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, which began with The Eye of the World in 1990. Jordan wrote the
List of The Wheel of Time characters
List_of_The_Wheel_of_Time_characters
with "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, and at the weigh-in in where Wheeler is assaulted by Conlan, breaking his jaw. In Creed II Tony Jr. and Rocky become part of
List_of_Rocky_characters
Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1430 – 1516)
each holding a martyr's palm and her implement of torture (Catherine a breaking wheel, and Lucy a dish with her eyes); St. Jerome, with a book symbolising
Giovanni_Bellini
German noble
Gate in Cologne. His arms and legs were smashed and he was broken on the wheel, after which he was displayed on a stone pillar. He did not die until the
Frederick_of_Isenberg
AI-generated country music artist
questioned. Breaking Rust has amassed over 35,000 followers on Instagram, where the character is presented with a cowboy persona. Breaking Rust was developed
Breaking_Rust
Encyclopaedia by Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time is an encyclopedia for the bestselling The Wheel of Time epic fantasy series of novels by Robert Jordan
The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
The_World_of_Robert_Jordan's_The_Wheel_of_Time
France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and was broken on the wheel in 1698. The Huguenots in France Six Heroic Men: John Frith; T. Fowell Buxton;
Claude_Brousson
1970 British film by Gordon Hessler
intimidate the villagers, an innocent tavern wench, Bess, is put on the breaking wheel and burned alive when Bully Boy claims that she knows the heathen ways
Cry_of_the_Banshee
Painting by Ieremias Palladas
and the emperor condemned Catherine to death on a spiked breaking wheel. At her touch, the wheel shattered. Maxentius had her beheaded instead. She ordered
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Palladas, Heraklion)
Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria_(Palladas,_Heraklion)
be beheaded, 270 hanged, 130 burnt alive, 99 drowned, 26 broken on the wheel, 1 quartered alive, 2 buried alive, 1 immured, and the last one was impaled
Capital punishment in Switzerland
Capital_punishment_in_Switzerland
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
la Halle ("Market Hall Square") and the Place de La Rode, where the breaking wheel entertained the public. There were two other notable locations in the
Domme,_Dordogne
17th-century pro-Danish militiaman
be intimidated into obedience. A common method of execution was the breaking wheel. The snapphane insurgency was initially successful, but as the tide
Snapphane
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
tried an offensive in the region. The town's coat of arms features a breaking wheel of gold, in which a nude man with a golden halo is interlaced and bound
Molsheim
1998 high-speed train crash near Eschede, Germany
trials, fines and compensation payments. The wheel design was modified and train windows were made easier to break in an emergency. A memorial place was opened
Eschede_train_disaster
Phylum of pseudocoelomate invertebrates
rotifers (/ˈroʊtɪfərz/, from Latin rota 'wheel' and -fer 'bearing'), sometimes called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera /roʊˈtɪfərə/)
Rotifer
Swedish pagan
against paganism. The verdict was that he should be executed by the breaking wheel and hanged for the theft. For his other, religious crime, of "the highest
Eric_Clauesson
three-wheeler (leading the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to certify it as a three-wheel motorcycle record when the FIA refused) and not wheel-driven
List_of_land_speed_records
Slave revolt in Louisiana
sole woman involved was hanged, while the men were killed by use of a breaking wheel. In 1936, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's
Samba_rebellion
Mid-size crossover SUV
years 2001 through 2005. As a four-door crossover with front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive, the Aztek featured a four-speed automatic transmission
Pontiac_Aztek
Wallachian boyar and rebel leader
Hrizea and his retinue were also killed—either hanged or broken on the wheel. The Seimeni continued to be involved in intrigues against Prince Constantin
Hrizea_of_Bogdănei
Fictional character
gearing up for his final fight against Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler. After Conlan breaks Wheeler's jaw at the weigh-in for their title fight, Conlan's manager
Adonis_Creed
the baker's widow Tommel and her maid Marie. She was executed on the breaking wheel, which was an unusual method of execution for women. This form of execution
Hendrina_Wouters
Australian drinking game
Goon of Fortune, sometimes called Wheel of Goon, is an Australian drinking game involving cheap cask wine (colloquially known as "goon"), played between
Goon_of_Fortune
Shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark
peasants to pay for the damage to their crops, and it is sentenced to the breaking wheel. The state environmental surveillance vessel Limgrim, based at Skive
Limfjord
Satire in poetic form written by Alexander Pope
having Arbuthnot exclaim "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" in reference to the form of torture called the breaking wheel. By emphasizing friendship
Epistle_to_Dr_Arbuthnot
American television series
bearing and a thus tilted roulette wheel. The series was inspired by the two-hour History Channel movie entitled Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the MIT
Breaking_Vegas
16th century rebellions in Sweden
fled to Norway. They were extradited in 1526, and executed through breaking wheel in February 1527. In 1527, the continuing discontent over the economic
Dalecarlian_rebellions
Abrasive cutting tool for grinders
wheel terminology) to form a solid, circular shape. Various profiles and cross sections are available depending on the intended usage for the wheel.
Grinding_wheel
Church in Padua, Italy
St. Catherine is shown in one painting in her martyrdom tied to the breaking wheel that, according to legend, was destroyed at her touch, while an angel
Oratory_of_San_Giorgio,_Padua
Neighbourhood in Brussels, Belgium
Mons/Bergensesteenweg and the Route de Lennik/Lenniksebaan. Another legend refers to a breaking wheel used near a medieval prison tower that once stood in the area. The area
La_Roue,_Brussels
English actor, singer and television presenter (born 1960)
(2018–2022). He has also presented various television game shows, including Wheel of Fortune (1997), The Chase (2009–present), Odd One In (2010–2011), Keep
Bradley_Walsh
Symbol of fate in medieval and ancient philosophy
medieval and ancient philosophy, the Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae is a symbol of the capricious nature of Fate. The wheel belongs to the goddess Fortuna
Wheel_of_Fortune_(medieval)
Italian painter
castle Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia Venice Virgin saves a condemned from breaking wheel, at Chiesa dei Servi, Padua Peasant brawl in Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia
Matteo_Ghidoni
Monument in Alba Iulia, Romania
II, with Horea and Cloșca executed by Hungarian authorities on the breaking wheel in Alba Iulia (then called Gyulafehérvár), and Crișan hanging himself
Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan
Obelisk_of_Horea,_Cloșca,_and_Crișan
Church in Padua, Veneto, Italy
Benizi de Damiani Juliana Falconieri The Virgin save a doomed from breaking wheel Discovery of the miraculous painting of the Annunciation The left absidial
Santa_Maria_dei_Servi,_Padua
Manor house in Herefordshire, England
followed by mince pies. Catherine of Alexandria, who was martyred on a breaking wheel, had been venerated in nearby Ledbury since the Early Middle Ages. Brooks
Rudhall_Manor
Intense stress or pain one feels at experiencing longing
Religious views love deities Physical attractiveness Theories of love Color wheel theory of love Reward theory of attraction Triangular theory of love v t
Broken_heart
Development of bicycle technology
vehicle along with their feet while steering the front wheel. The first mechanically propelled, two-wheeled vehicle may have been built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan
History_of_the_bicycle
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
Biblical
kettles; breaking asunder
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Splitting; Breaking
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breaking, hope.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Girl/Female
Indian
Creating
Biblical
breaking the law
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Breezing
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Breaking; Splitting
Girl/Female
Biblical
Kettles, breaking asunder.
Biblical
breaking; hope
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Dreaming
Girl/Female
Biblical
Breakings, hopes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brookins. This is the most frequent form of the surname in the British Isles.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Breaking of Day
Boy/Male
Biblical
Breaking the law.
Biblical
breakings; hopes
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Speaking
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Kind; Working
Boy/Male
Hindu
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Roman Latin Octavius, OCTAVIO means "eighth."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Collingwood in Staffordshire, although the surname is now more common on Tyneside. The place name arose from a wood the ownership of which was disputed (from Middle English calenge ‘dispute’, ‘challenge’).
Boy/Male
Hindu
Light from the heart
Boy/Male
Tamil
The first Vedas, Lord Ganesh, Knower of the arthara Vedas
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Knowledgable
Girl/Female
Spanish
Sign.
Female
English
English variant spelling of Hawaiian Malia, a form of Latin Maria, MALEAH means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
BREAKING WHEEL
n.
That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.
n.
The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
n.
An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
n.
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
n.
Direct, forcible, and effective speaking.
n.
The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
n.
Breathing place; vent.
n.
The act or process of generating or bearing.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
a.
Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Break
n.
Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
a.
Mean; sneaking.
n.
A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
n.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.
a.
Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
n.
Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
a.
Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
n.
A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.