| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Cross | |
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Origin |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Type |
Cross |
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Effects |
Freezes a person from the inside out |
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Activation |
Touch |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 12 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
560334-6226 |
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Shelf |
351253-2287-663 |
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Date of Collection |
April 5, 1902 |
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Origin[]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include Paul Revere's Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He has been criticized, however, for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses.
His first wife Mary Potter died in 1835, after a miscarriage. His second wife Frances Appleton died in 1861, after sustaining burns when her dress caught fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a time and focused on translating works from foreign languages.
Effects[]
This artifact can freeze your heart from the inside out, as Longfellow wrote The Cross of Snow after his wife died, becoming imbued with Henry's chilled heart. The user will develop an internal cold and slowly start to have little frost particles grow until thy reach a critical point, at which the person will go into shock and quickly succumb to hypothermia.