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form of a horse shoe. The number of Inhab. is 2300. Most of the houses are constructed on arches, and the most conspicuous and elevated edifice is the castle built by the counts of Limburg. On leaving Wasserburg the road crosses the Inn, and ascends a steep hill, which forms its 1. hank. 2 Frabertsheim. Inn, clean. At Altenmarkt the Alz, which flows out of the lake Chiemsec, is crossed. 2 Stein.— Inn ; Post. Near the village are the remains of the Ctistie of the robber-knight named Hans von Stein

; the dungeons and caves, cut in the rock, in which he confined the travel lers whom he waylaid, and the peasants whom he seized and compelled to labour at these subterranean excavations, are still visible. One is called JlmujcrhohU ?, because prisoners were put in to be ; starved to death : another is a deep pit whose only entrance is from above. | The direct road from Stein passes on ! the I. the lake» of Tacheii and Waging. ID Schonrain. About 4 m. beyond this the Austrian frontier is crossed

(§ 86, 87). The picturesque outline of the Untersberg and St&iiflenberg moun tains appears m sight before reaching 2| Saixbuiig. (jU'.c, 198,) 1 he Lilwagen takes a more circuit ous route from Stein, longer by half a Germ, m . than the above, through 2 Tnumstein (Rte. 185), near the lake called Chiemsec. The Homan sta tion Artobriga, on the high road from Salzburg to Augsburg, was in thie neighbourhood. '1 Teisemlorf.— Inn, not promising outside, but comfortable. The road at first lies through a pretty valley

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Oswald von Wolkenstein 157 The Wolkenstein Song of Victory on routing Duke Friedrich’s besieging FORCE BENEATH THE WALLS OF CtREIFEN- STEIN IN 1417 I " Tally Ho! cried Michael von Wolkenstein. To the chase ! cried Oswald von Wolkenstein. Up and at them! cried Leonhard von Wolken stein, We’ll drive them to flight from Greifenstein. 11 Now smoke and din, now roaring flame Poured down the gorge, stained with hot blood. The foes dismayed shed arms and steel Flying for life, while we made glad

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Innsbruck and its environs

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Autore: Coursen, Charlotte H. ; Reinhart, J. [Hrsg.] / by C. H. C. Souvenir presented to his guest by J. Reinhart

Luogo: Innsbruck

Editore: Edlinger

Descrizione fisica: 119 S. : Ill., Kt.

Excursion« to he made from T nn«bruck. Si Lilr. The favorite excursion made from Zirl is the ascent of the Sol- stein*) (8330 ft.) which requires about six hours. Just beyond Zirl, where the picturesque ruins of Fragenstein hang on the mountain side, the road makes a bold turn upward, winding away out of sight to Seefeld, and thence to Scharnitz or the Ba varian frontier. (See Excursion No. 17.) From Scharnitz, 3160 feet above the sea, a bridle path extends through the high romantic valleys

line to and from Bavaria. West of these valleys there is another; the wild Lentasch, acces sible from Zirl by way of Seefeld. *) In the «Innsbrucker Nachrichten* etys for April 4., 1893 vas an infeirsting account of an ascent of the So stein made as early in the season as March 25. of the < urrent year. **) For u concise, brillant sketch of this life) see «Die Wil lerer» by Ludwig von Kör mann in his «Tiroler Volkstypen». Vienna. Carl Gerold’s Son, See also Baillie Grohmann’s «Tirol, the Tyrolese

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List of Illustrations Effigy of Oswald von Wolkenstein The Trostburg, over Waidbruck Kastelruth .... Frontispiece To face page 5 ,» jj * S Duke Friedrich of Austria, Count of t R O L . . . . * 26 Emperor Sigismund . Ruins of Hauenstein Castle of Greifenstein Castle of Forst, near Meran . Innsbruck . . » » 39 ,» s» » „ 65 3 J S3 ^9 3 3 33 1 3 2 Ruined Keep of Hau en stein 3» »> Ilf

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164 Oswald von Wolkenstein he once sought to grasp. With all his inherited prejudices, all his blunders, Oswald von Wolken- stein is a striking figure in the history of old Tirol, and has a special niche of his own in the temple of German song.

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the paintings in the castle: a Ma- Croatian prince, who retired hither in donna and Child, with the Emperor the 9th centv,, and lived in a cave which ( Charles IV. and his wife on their knees, still exists. The marks of the saint s | Many of the paintings which cover knees, and of the devil’s claws ;whoj ' Wl ills of Karlstein are in oil, and are Hi a: uv » *.* — ~ came to tempt him), are pointed out, deeply impressed in the rock. This spot may be visited on the way to or from Karl stein. rXi

-ar the village of Bndnian, 3 m from Beraun, to the E. of our road, in the midst of a solitary valley, seated on the summit of a rock, rises the regal Castle of Karl stein, the most remark able feudal fortress in Bohemia. It was built for the Emp. Charles IV., by the architect Matthew of Arras, in 9 years, commencing with 1348, arid was enriched with treasures in every department of art, of which few now remain some have been transferred to Vienna, and to Laxenhurg, Karl stein was the residence of the

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of each other, and were once occupied by robber-knights and fresh-water wreckers, attracted by a position so advantageous to their trade. Several of these were destroyed by Rudolph of Habsburg, but robber-knights con tinued to have strongholds on the Danube, as well as in most parts of Germany, until the reign of the Em peror Maximilian I., when they were finally extirpated. Many dismal le gends are connected with these castles, A tower which stood on the Langen- stein lias been haunted since the 11th

■century by the Black Monk ! ■DANUBE (D), Austrian engineers have destroyed the Wirbel as effectually as Rudolph and Maximilian destroyed the Jiaubrlttern- ; the only signs of a whirlpool at present being the rapid and somewhat tumul tuous and eddying course of the river until the steamer has passed the Haus stein . The ravine continues for a consider able distance, and the river through it with a deep and current, 1. In the gorge of a mountain stands the round tower of Sarmingstein. rt. The summit

of a high hill is crowned by the mins of Freien stein, formerly the stronghold of one of the robber-knights. At the foot of this hill are the granite-quarries from which Vienna is supplied with paving-stones. At length the hills begin to sink and recede, and a more open country ap pears in view near the Castle of 1. Persenbeug, a favourite summer retreat of the late Emp. Francis, A castle has stood here from very ancient times, but, excepting a part of the foundations, the existing edifice is not older

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u p; the latter is a kind of basin in the rock» generally nearly filled with water, and said to be unfathomable. Both exhibit the phenomenon of water rising suddenly and with great noise at a certain hour, generally be tween 2 and 3 p,m. during the summer months. The view from the Bhmnstein, a mountain 7400 Eng. ft. above the sea, is said to be much finer than that from the Dachstein. It embraces the Lake of Hallstadt, the Valleys of Gosau, Ischl, and Obertraun, the Dach stein glaciers, and the

mountains of Styria, Berchtesgaden, and Tyrol. It takes about 4 In’s, from Hallstadt to reach the summit. The Dachstein Glaciers may be reached from Hallstadt in about 8 hrs., either by the Schafeck, Kripenstein, Gjaid- stein, and Taubenkur, or by the Gchs- enwiese and Ochsenwiesalpe: the lat ter is the way usually taken by the guides. These glaciers, 6340 Eng. ft. above the sea, form one vast field of glacier ice, called Karls-Eisfeld; above which tower the summits of the Kri penstein, Gj aid stein

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Botzen-Gries and the Mendel Pass.- (Geuter's Illustrated Guide Books)

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Luogo: Darmstadt [u.a.]

Editore: Jandl

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Oswald von Wolken stein 14g And the gracious spirit of her youth With song and play creates delight. Rejoice in this, beloved Lady! My thoughts oppress me And yet may not be told to her. A fear dwells in me, that well-nigh saps my strength: I dare not call her " Thou! ” My rough ungainliness hinders me From winning the fair maid’s favour. My hair is white with trouble— My heart lies on the rack, And burns with cruel pangs; Needs must be patient. Her glance, her words, etc., etc. 3 Stolen

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156 Oswald von Wolken stein Cardinals, bishops, prelates, Lords spiritual and temporal, give special ear ’Tis good to act justly in this world.” The Courtier of the Day a Meanest of all crawling beasts on earth, 1 deem the true courtier Who body and soul belongs to his lord for scanty hire. A jackass, were he free, would never do so much. Now here, now there Must stab, smite, steal and burn, Nay, even play the spy. Seize cattle, waggons, cocks and hens. Spare no man! Then for such Noble spoil

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Luogo: Darmstadt [u.a.]

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gradually formed by rapids in the nearly situated glen of the brook of Fluster The absolutely not dangerous ascent o the Ritt- ner Horn (Peak of Mount Kitten; 7420 ft), is the acme of all excurs ions which we can make from the plateau of Upper Botzen. This tour can also be under- aken by rid ing on horse back, and occupies from Kloben- stein about 4 hours. The view is very large; it em braces the 3 tubal and Zillerthal Glaciers, the Cirna d’Asta, the Order, Earth Hillocks. the Octzthal

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Oswald von Wolkenstein 5 owners the Maulrappcn. A ruined tower, scarcely distinguishable from the jeliow P r - pice .0 which it clings, is all that remains of this Wolkenstein nest, for the bulk ° nc building was buried under a landslip centur.cs S in any case the family had risen to prosper.t)- and power long before the days of hn.g . Oswald, and Orodnerlhal chroniclers pn>m y maintain that he was born at Schloss W olkcn- stein. I, is a poetic belief, for there could be no fitter cradle for

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44 Oswald von Wolken stein attire. During all these years of waiting she had been constant to her beloved poet, and although constancy may have been easy in her tranquil home-life, the lesson of mercy could not have been so easily learned save from exceptional sweetness of nature. As will be seen later on, her attitude towards Oswald—in spite of his age—was invariably one of quasi maternal indulgence. It would be interesting to know whether she had heard of her poet’s recent doings at Inns

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Oswald von Wolkenstein 65 it consisted mainly of mercenaries and pea militia. Most of the latter would have done very good service in the field, but proved restive camp-discipline, and wearying of the ineffe siege, many deserted and the rest came and w as they chose. All knew that Kaiser Sigism was favourable to the rebels and threatening invade Tirol in their behalf. On the other hand, the defenders of Grei e stein were in the highest spirits. They saw their foe wasting his strength against

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Oswald von Walken stein 3 took a very active part in the events of his tune, and led so restless and adventurous a life that one marvels how he found time to learn,—much less to practise,,— all the quaint devices and precepts of the minstrel’s art. That special school of poetry was already on the wane, hut although, later on, Oswald discarded its stricter conventions, he never adopted the artificialities of the rising Meister- singers, but evolved a style of his own, roughly dramatic

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Oswald von Wolkenstein 27 In his madcap, early days, he had felt a passion of admiration for Oswald von Wolken stein—his elder by a year or so-—looked up to him in all things, and made him his prime favourite. This versatile wanderer, whose sword was no less keen than his intellect, this fertile poet, wittiest of boon companions, sweetest of singers, not only pleased his taste but captivated his imagination. His other associates seemed of dullest clay beside this golden-tongued Wolkenstein with

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, Catholics. The latter have, it is said, increased since then In a greater ratio than the former, at least among the lower class.) Nuremberg consequently eagerly espoused the cause of Gustav us Adolphus, who, in 1632, was compelled to throw himself into the town with an army of 15,000 men, to protect both himself and it from the advancing force of Wallen stein, which was treble his own. He had barely time to ensconce himself behind a rampart, which his troops, aided by the townsfolk, threw up round the

skilful chess-players, each fearful lest a single move should give advantage to his opponent. W stein, in thus attempting to star the Swedes, was himself reduced utmost straits: the country ai unsparingly and designedly was fire and sword, was completely d and exhausted, so that he was o to send 35 m. for forage, and came a question of doubtful which party would hold on longest, Gustav us had in the while received reinforcements, raised his army to nearly an eq with that of the Imperialists

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Wallenstein calmly, and with out a groan or any signs of fear, opened his arms and received a Mow of the t halbert, which in an instant stretched him lifeless on the floor. Very little ' doubt is now entertained that Wallen- stein was guiltless of the treason attii- EOUTE 260. EGER TO FRAXZKXSBAD AND CARLSBAD. 6 Aust, m. ~ 28A Eng. m. From Eger to Baireuth and Bam berg is described in Rte. 170. I Mger. — Inns: Goldne Sonne, best; Zwei Erzherzogen, the largest and the posting-house, Eger, once a frontier

downfall, and inherited his estates; and the master, whom h® had twice saved from the brink of ruin, was privy to his murder, and vainly attempted to ease a troubled conscience by ordering 3000 masses to be said for his so -11 Eger. In the centre is a large market place, in which are situated the two inns, and the Bathhaus, in which are shown a dubious portrait of Wallen stein, some other vile daubs represent ing his death, and one of the halberts (there are others in other places) with which his

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Oswald von Wolkenstein 17 kenstein. Some years later, in 1393, Heinrich, the last of the Hauensteins passed away, and his sister Barbara, the wife of Martin Jager, a petty noble of Tisens beyond Bozen, remained sole heiress of two-thirds of Hauen stein and its feudal rights. The powerful Wolkensteins with strongholds on every hill, vassals in every valley, paid no heed to Barbara’s claims, never dreaming that so insignificant a person would dare to contest the law of the strongest. But the lady

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