The Outlaw of Wartburg Castle
In April 1521, Martin Luther stood before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms and declared, "Here I stand. I can do no other....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Mark 1:9-15.
In April 1521, Martin Luther stood before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms and declared, "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me." It was the most clarifying moment of his life — a public confession of who he was and whose he was. But what came next was not triumph. It was wilderness. Within days, Luther was seized on a forest road and spirited away to Wartburg Castle, hidden in a remote tower room under a false name.…
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