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1521May 1521–March 1522 · Eisenach, Thuringia

Luther translates the New Testament at the Wartburg

The panelled Luther Room at the Wartburg, with a wooden desk and a tiled green stove
Photo: Ingersoll. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

After the Diet of Worms outlawed him, Martin Luther was seized on the road by his protector's men and hidden in the Wartburg above Eisenach, where he lived as 'Junker Jörg'. In about eleven weeks he translated the New Testament from Greek into German. Printed in September 1522, it sold thousands of copies and helped shape a common written German.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Wartburg CastleThe plain room where Luther worked, in a castle that is a World Heritage Site.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Luther House, EisenachHalf-timbered house linked to Luther's schooldays, now a museum on his Bible.Map ↗

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