The Luther Towns

As Dad is a retired Lutheran minister, any trip in Germany had to include some stops at the Luther towns.

The first on the itinerary was Eisenach and Wartburg Castle.

This is the room in which Luther hid as Knight George after he was declared an outlaw.


It amazes me that within 2 years of Luther's death, people were making pilgrimages to Wartburg Castle.

Wartburg Castle's history includes a Catholic saint - St. Elizabeth. This is a mosaic of her spinning.



Part of the town gate in Eisenach near our hotel.



On our way to Wittenberg, we stopped in Eisleben where Luther was born and also where he died.

The house where he was born doesn't exist, but there is an interesting museum along with a home built in the style of the time.



We also went through the house where he died. Historically, it's a more interesting house as it is the original building.


This is one of the only 2 death masks that exist. I found it interesting that most paintings of Luther are pretty accurate when compared to the death mask.



We went on to Wittenberg.

The Castle Church where Luther is buried.



Castle door where the 95 Theses were nailed.



The City Church where Luther often preached.





An early printing of Luther's hymns.



I was finding fiber all over. There was a yarn shop in Eisenach not far from our hotel. As it was closed, I could only peer through the windows and see that the shop carried a large amount of Rowan and Lang yarns.

On the town square in Wittenberg - but unfortunately closed while we were in town.