Wartburg

[ vahrt-boork ]

noun

1. a castle in E Germany, in Thuringia, near Eisenach: Luther translated the New Testament here 1521–22.

Wartburg

/ ˈvartbʊrk /

noun

1. a medieval castle in central Germany, in Thuringia southwest of Eisenach: residence of Luther (1521–22) when he began his German translation of the New Testament

Example Sentences

The inmates of the Wartburg were only to know the prisoner under the name of Chevalier Georges.

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Liszt, also, wrote an oratorio on St. Elizabeth as his tribute to the Wartburg.

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The Wartburg is on a very high hill, and the views from it are superb.

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In the Wartburg he completed the translation of the New Testament, with a spirit which to this day has not been excelled.

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This is a charming little story of a child whose father was caretaker of the great castle of the Wartburg.

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