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

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 silken purse with silver beads picked up by the first witness was also recognised by Fraulein von Berlichingen as having been knitted by herself and presented by her to her lover.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

One of his earliest works was a translation of "Goetz von Berlichingen."

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

Children may find time to read "Ivanhoe," "The Crusades," "Roland," "Don Quixote," "The Golden Legend," "Macbeth," "Goetz von Berlichingen," etc.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)