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Some early painted decks, such as the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]], do not contain The Tower. | Some early painted decks, such as the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]], do not contain The Tower. | ||
In some Belgian tarots and the 17th century tarot of Jacques Viéville, the card is called ''La Foudre'' or ''La Fouldre'', ("The Lightning") and depicts a tree being struck by lightning. In the Tarot of Paris (17th century), the image shown is of | In some Belgian tarots and the 17th century tarot of Jacques Viéville, the card is called ''La Foudre'' or ''La Fouldre'', ("The Lightning") and depicts a tree being struck by lightning. In the Tarot of Paris (17th century), the image shown is of [[the Devil]] beating his drums, before what appears to be the mouth of [[Hell]]; the card still is called ''La Fouldre''. The [[Tarot of Marseilles]] merges these two concepts, and depicts a burning tower being struck by lightning or fire from the sky, its top section dislodged and crumbling. Two men are depicted in freefall against a field of multicolored balls. | ||
==Symbolism== | ==Symbolism== |