European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Window portrait of 14th Century quotable the raied Knight with the Iron fist by Susan  staff writer Robin Hood May have been an altruistic but Many Ger mans believe the epitome of Chiv Alry and Benevolence were once embodied in a 16th Century Knight in shining Tilz von the re boarded knights trademark is the Iron Arm and hand which replaced those smashed by a Cannonball at the siege of Landshut during the bavarian War in some legends surrounding the Knight of the Iron fist portray him As an advocate for the oppressed Farmers in Feudal for be led Frankish farm ers in the peasants contrary tales of lore invoke images of n rambling who was just As adept at raiding and pillaging As the medieval lords he the German heros reputation May never be clarified As fact or but tots Doest discourage people from Locking to the Neckar River area where in roamed Over 400 years in the Knight purchased Hornberg overlooking the vineyards and the Scenic Neckar River visitors can scramble up one of the castles towers and View von Peru Clingens suit of Armor in the Castle the romantic attraction for the Knight can be partially attributed to a play writ ten by Johann Wolfgang von based upon von Berle Clingens autobiography the play glorifies the knights rendezvous around the Countryside and re Frains from mentioning that his Iron fist could smash the bar tables for wine As Well As defend innocent the play had to include Ber linens eloquent Soliloquy which was delivered during a siege of Krauth int not far from von  his Farmers charged the Castle and challenged ene of the knights person at Max stat Mph to defend Stumpf declined the invitation and von Berli Clingens True nature was unearthed As he unabashedly lot the Man to kiss a specific part of tils Goethe recognized a Choice Opportunity when he saw one so he reversed the Situa Tion in his play and Stumpf become the challenger with got lording Over the uttering profanities from the tur thai drama and other Are staged each july at the knights jags Hausen in the Castle the Castle at Miles diagram of the steel knuckled medieval mercenary famous 1st dts Northeast of has been renovated end visitors can take advantage of a hotel and restaurant and satiate their curiosities about the famed Iron which hangs in the Castle museum after a flamboyant tighter moved to Hornberg Castle i Luck backfired several such As when tit was caught far treason by the Duke of wet Ottemberg and imprisoned three my a Naif the Stalwart Knight was still not sub Dued and after his release he soon became swayed toward the peasants join ing them in their a two year say in an Augsburg prison resulted from that valiant after he was von Berli Cuineen was exiled to Hornberg where he remained for 18 during that time historians speculate that he wrote his autobiography there Are also conflicting views of the knights exl Siance during this Many people  von  last Mart and mag Nej him sitting to the Flower Muring Nalick while be wrote in he we i i old Man and be probably i is  Baron von owner Hornberg Sjodt the Iron isted Knight died at Sorote at the age of 82 in 1562 and he was Parkd a monastery at t appraisals and step Tidro about his Varil life now flow As freely As the thigh lose cab ulary once there Are so Many Fering but i think Gou was in the he was probably but also a Little bit Lite Robin Gemmingen Osati his life is a very attractive for people because they Are interested fat Mantic 1 also feel Young peo to my interested in history than they r10 Keener Penroe Eliw me one needs to Rea Luethal be Page 14 the stars and stripes