The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-03-01

'OhOA aOAC Old SOl NoSoAOJ AAOAJ AAOsaH
tain House, Luther Asylum, cradle,
emenator and protector Of a pure
but crime parched Christianity,
rents side by side, in q fragrant
flower-bed, historic fact and ira
dition. But, swollen sic die Wart-
burg besehen?" (would you like to
see the Wartburg?) Breaks the
spell, / cross at once the heavy,
chain hung draw bridge over a
chasm, pass through three immense
gateways, still guarded by immense
doors of ancient style, underneath
a square tower, into the first small
court yard of the castle, it's only
entrance.
THE wARTsBURG
Was erected in 1910, by
Ludwig, the Springer. He
was coming from the Shauewburg,
near Frederickroda, with his hunt
ing party when, by accident, he
came into the neighborkood Of the
Wartbergs, with whose beauty he
was so captivated that he exclaimed
'Wart Berg (wait mountain }, I shall
make fine castle out ofyou." The
work was Immediately commenced
and soon completed, and remained
ever after the name Wurtburg. The
castle was the residence of Tie
Earls of Thuringen until l44O, when
this powerful family became extinct
with the death of Henry the Simple.
Among the historic events of that
remarkable past is the celebrated
Singer war in 1907, under the direc-
tion or instigation of Landgraf Her
man. A few years after this famous
event he secured for his eleven year
old son, Ludwig the Holy, (121I) as
wife, the four year old daughter of
Andreas II, King of Hungaria. She
became in after years quite celeb
rity on account Of i'll usage and suf-
ferings, and was ever after known as
Elizabeth the Holy. Nearly 800
years after their events a mighty
light burst from quiet, little cham.
Der of this castle, which Illuminated
the whole world. Here, after his ab
duction by order of Frederick the
Wise, in March 1921, from the Lu-
ther Beech, Luther translated the
Bible and made many visits through
Tburingen under the assumed name
of Junker Gerry. After Luther'a
time the castle fell gradually out Of
repairs, but was rebuilt in the sue.
ceeding centuty.
THE NEW LANDGRAFENHoUsE,
With its Ito feet high tower, is built
in exact imitation of the style in
tended by its originator, Ludwig,
The Springer. A narrow hall con-
tsins seven works of charity, well
painted by Schwinel, upon blue
ground, each representing a scene
out ofthe life of the Holy Elizabeth.
The first represents Elizabeth be-
ing brought to the castle as the four
year old bride Of Ludwig, the Holy.
The second, Ludwig meeting Eliza
beth, who had gone out with a bas-
ket of provisions, to feed the poor.
Ludwig asks her, what she had iE
her basket, Roses she replied and
opened her basket to show him. and
surely the bread had been changed
into roses. The third represents
the touching farewell scene OF Eliza
beth from her husband. The latter
started with Barbarossa in 1927 fot
the Holy Land, but died on the way.
In the fourth, Elizabeth is driven
from the Wartburg by her brother
in-law, Henry Russell, in 124S. The
fifth, Elizabeth's death as nun in the
Marburg eloister, Nov. 16. 1881,
having refused her brother-in-Ia laws
invitation to return to the Wartburg.
The sixth, Elizabeth's burial in the
church erected to her memory after
her beatifcation. At the end of the
hall is the magnificent chapel, show
ing the pulpit from which thundered
so often Luther's strong voice.
From here We are conducted to
the splendid Landgrafen Hall. orna-
mented by many fine paintings, also
painted by SchWinel. The first
showing Ludwig, The Springer as
he stands upon a rock and saying,
"Wartberg you shall make me fine
castle" The second, Landgraf Lud-
wig, The Iron, learning the Trade
from a black smith ir. Rubla The
third, the Nohiles engaged in plow-
ing. The fourth, Ludwig, The Iron,
receiving IN 1172 the visit of Fred
erick Barbarassa in the Neuenburg.
by Fryburg, who looks astonished,
down on the iron clad warriors who
surround like a wall the castle, in an
swer to the query of Barbarassa on
the preceding day, why he did not
strengthen his walls, during the
night this living iron wall had been
erected. The fifth, Ludwig, The
Holy (1227) tanning an escaped
lion with his steady gaze. The
sixth, marriage of AIbrecht, The
Naughty, (1314, J where he sees for
the first time Kunigmede of Eisen-
berg. The 7th, Margaret, the cast
off wife of Alcrecht, The Naughty,
and daughter of Emperor Frederick