It's a 700 years old story of the impossible loves of Inês de Castro and Peter I of Portugal. Their tombs are standing, feet against feet, in Alcobaça Monastery, Portugal.
On the left Peter
On the right Inêz
At his head is the Wheel of Life and Wheel of Fortune (inside the wheel)
At twelve o'clock in the Wheel of Life there is an inscription written upside down and from right to left: "A :E :AFIN :DO MUDO". Scientist translate this as 'A[té] :E[n] :AFIN :DO MU[n]DO', which is 'Até ao fim do mundo' (source). Portuguese for 'Until the End of the World'.
For the details of the Wheel of Life and Wheel of Fortune see Wikipedia article 'Túmulos de D. Pedro I e de Inês de Castro': here.
P.S. I am wondering why 'Until the End of the World' is written upside down and from right to left. Why did Peter not want direct access to this message for its readers? Why hidden inside a riddle?
P.S. I am wondering why 'Until the End of the World' is written upside down and from right to left. Why did Peter not want direct access to this message for its readers? Why hidden inside a riddle?
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