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Luther as Junker Jörg before Worms
Heinrich Göding1598
State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Sachsen-Anhalt
Magdeburg, Germany
Emperor Charles V imposes the imperial ban on Luther. He is now in danger of his life. His sovereign Friedrich the Wise has him kidnapped and taken to safety at Wartburg Castle. There Luther let his beard and hair grow and pretended to be a knight, a “Junker Jörg”.
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- Title: Luther as Junker Jörg before Worms
- Creator: Heinrich Göding the Elder
- Date Created: 1598
- Location Created: unknown
- Original Source: Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
- Rights: Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
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