Eppelein von Gailingen
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Eppelein von Gailingen, latinized as Apollonius von Gailingen was a famous German robber baron in the Middle Ages.
Eppelein in prison.
Eppelein's escape.
Breaking wheel
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The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the Catherine Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Midd
Eppelein von Gailingen
…Nürnberger hängen keinen – sie hätten ihn denn zuvor!"). In 1381 he was caught together 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 at that time. In the 16th century, the first folk songs were recorded about him…
Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin
An execution wheel exhibited in the Museum of Cultural History Franziskanerkloster in Zittau, Saxony, Germany, dated 1775; bolted to the lower rim edge is an iron blade-like thrust attachment
Breaking-wheel machine used to execute Matthias Klostermayr, Bavaria, 1772
Illustration of an execution by wheel, Switzerland, 1513