The Home of Knights and Castles

This website is a collection of German medieval folklore, its myth and sagas, as well as the greatest German castles, many well-known, others less so. Of course, it is also a celebration of the great German knights who inhabited these castles and often fought multiple campaigns to maintain and expand their holdings during the ever shifting political landscape.

Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser was a German knight and poet. He is particularly well known for his ‘Minnelieder’, a style of medieval love songs. The real-life Tannhäuser is often confused with the mythical…

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Hornberg Castle

Castle Hornberg is a stronghold 228m above the Neckar valley in Germany’s southern state of Baden Württemberg. Originally, it consisted of two independent structures, which were eventually incorporated by a…

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Castle Jagsthausen

Castle Jagsthausen, also known as ‘Götzenburg’, is situated in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg and is the traditional home of the lords of Berlichingen, including their most famous member, Götz…

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