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Rosa Ruthard is not a documented historical figure. She is inspired by Rosa/Rozina from a Kuttenberg legend, which was adapted by Czech playwright Josef Kajetán Tyl. The story intrigued us, but ultimately, we retained only her name from the tale of the daughter of a wealthy nobleman from the Ruthard family. The original legend goes like this:
Rosa was the daughter of George Ruthard, a wealthy but very stingy townsman of Kuttenberg. She was beautiful and intelligent, so she had no shortage of suitors. However, her father feared this, as the last thing he wanted was to diminish his treasure with his daughter’s dowry. He secured his wealth in a very cruel manner - he had his daughter bricked up in the same cellar where he kept his riches.
Her ghost later haunted the house and its surroundings; people in the street would hear crying at night. The spirit often appeared to the house’s residents and predicted terrible misfortunes. This eventually came true - in 1648, the house collapsed, burying everyone inside.

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