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Götz von Berlichingen – The “Iron Hand” of the Renaissance (2019)
- behoove 4y agoSee also https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-the-prosthetic-iron-hand-of-a-16thcentury-knight https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-the...
- g3z 4y agoI wonder if he inspired Kentaro Miura for the creation of Gutz in Berserk
- OezMaster 4y agoMiura himself said it was chance https://www.skullknight.net/forum/index.php?threads/what-miura-said-about-guts-goetz.5335/ https://www.skullknight.net/forum/index.php?threads/what-miu...
- MoSattler 4y agoApart from being renowned for his iron hand, he was also known for the Swabian salute: "Leck mich am Arsch" (akin to expression "kiss my arse", but literally "lick me on the arse") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_salute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_salute
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- hef19898 4y agoAnd very common German phrase to this very day! Good to now time travlers can still use, and understand, insults as far back as the 15th century!
- jhoechtl 4y agoIn all fairness, in Götz von Berlichingen it reads: > Er aber, sag’s ihm, er kann mich im Arsche lecken He may lick me on my arse Which is for a German reader a tad less offensive then "Leck mich am Arsch"
- pvitz 4y agoI always thought it is more offensive, because he is telling him to lick him _in_ his arse, not on...
- Andy_G11 4y agoInspirational to hear about people who defy the odds to live larger than life dreams. I wonder if they were less rare before the 1900s - maybe I just don't meet the types of people whom I would put in the same bracket as von Berlichingen, or if I do, maybe I am either unaware of or discount the courage and achievement of people I meet in day to day life.
- boojums 4y agoA translation of his autobiography into English recently came out. https://antelopehillpublishing.com/product/the-autobiography-of-sir-gotz-von-berlichingen/ https://antelopehillpublishing.com/product/the-autobiography...