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Updated: June 8, 2025


And if the devil ever had material interests at stake in attacking a particular person, he made no mistake in assailing this isolated monk, Martin Luther, in his moments of brooding and depression. Lastly, Luther's physical condition at the Wartburg must be taken into consideration.

She it was who lured Tannhauser, the noble knight and minstrel, from the circle of the singers of the Wartburg into her mountain. Little Molly and Anthony often stood by this mountain; and once Molly said: "You may knock and say, 'Lady Holle, open the door Tannhauser is here!" But Anthony did not dare.

During his thirteen years' imprisonment in the Tower, Raleigh wrote his 'History of the World, a project of vast extent, of which he was only able to finish the first five books. Luther occupied his prison hours in the Castle of Wartburg in translating the Bible, and in writing the famous tracts and treatises with which he inundated all Germany.

Against monks generally I must confess to a prejudice; but the memory of these brothers of St. Bernard I still cherish with a real affection. Stopping at various interesting historic places, and especially at Eisenach, whence I made the first of my many visits to the Wartburg, I reached Berlin just before the beginning of the university term, and there settled as a student.

But Helmut had inherited the cool courage of the Wartburg knights, and he was not going to be overcome by difficulties. With a wild Indian whoop he sprang on the dragon's back, and all the other boys followed his example, except little Adolf who was timid and began to set up a howl for his mother, I'm sorry to say.

The point in this popular pamphlet which had so much weight with me was that it brought 'Tannhauser, if only by a passing hint, into touch with 'The Minstrel's War on the Wartburg. I had some knowledge of this also from Hoffmann's account in his Serapionsbrudern.

"Hereby," thought the Evil One, "I will take the heart out of Luther and weary the tough spirit; this attack he will neither understand nor conquer!" Fearlessly also, and in a manner which would have been impossible to him at the Wartburg, he spoke out against the grievous 'sin at Worms, when the truth of God was so childishly despised, so publicly, defiantly, wilfully condemned; it was a sin of the whole German nation, because the heads had done this, and no one at the godless Diet had opposed them.

The second scene transports us to a valley, above which towers the castle of Wartburg. The second act opens in the singers' hall of the Wartburg. The interview between Tannhäuser and Elizabeth, which follows, gives rise to a long dialogue, closing with a union of the two voices in the charming duet, "Gepriesen sei die Macht."

He had finished the New Testament before he left the Wartburg in March, 1522. Up to this time, German editions of the Scriptures, while not uncommon, were poor and obscure. Luther's task was a difficult one.

The confusion at last became so desperate that he could no longer be spared; and, believing that he was certain to be destroyed, he left Wartburg and returned to Wittenberg. Death was always before him as supremely imminent. He used to say that it would be a great disgrace to the Pope if he died in his bed. He was wanted once at Leipsic.

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