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The Wartburg: Luther's Translation Fortress
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Wartburg castle in Thuringia, where Martin Luther, under the alias Junker Jörg, translated the New Testament into German in just eleven weeks. Discover how this dramatic act of defiance against Emperor Charles V's Edict of Worms became a linguistic and cultural revolution. The conversation weaves through the castle's earlier history—its founding by Ludwig the Springer, the legendary Sängerkrieg, and its later role as a symbol of German nationalism, from the 1817 Wartburg Festival to its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Along the…
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