Berlichingen

British  

/ ˈbɛrlɪçɪŋən /

noun

1. Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand . 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom

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Example Sentences

Donor Speck, son of German-born New Yorkers, read Gotz von Berlichingen at the age of 15, bought a complete set of Goethe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon after Goethe left Strasburg he printed his play of "Goetz von Berlichingen."

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Its walls were, however, demolished, and G�tz von Berlichingen was also reckoned among the prisoners.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

Of these masterpieces, Goetz von Berlichingen was a dramatised romance of chivalry, which was the popular style at that time.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

The pedlar with the leather back related the storming of M�ckm�hl by the League, where G�tz von Berlichingen had shut himself up with many brave followers, and where that iron-fisted man was made prisoner.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm