Storming Wartburg Castle

Today we climbed the berg to Wartburg Castle where Martin Luther hid out for ten months when he was in trouble with the Catholic authorities. While in hiding here Luther translated the New Testament from the Greek into German. We enjoyed seeing the room where he worked and the fortification that protected him during this time.

It was very cold and windy walking from the car park to the castle on the hilltop and we had snow falling on us as we descended after our tour of the castle. Although we set out to storm the castle, in turned out the ends of German winter were storming on us.

Below you see some quant castle views and and Mark entering the room where Martin Luther worked on his Bible translation.