Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle

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Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle was the period after his condemnation when Martin Luther lived in hiding under protection, during which he notably translated the New Testament into German and advanced the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
period of exile
endTime 1522-03
featuresAliasOfMartinLuther Junker Jörg
follows Diet of Worms (1521)
linked to: Diet of Worms

Luther’s refusal to recant at Worms
hasAlternativeName Luther’s Wartburg sojourn
Luther’s hiding at Wartburg Castle
Luther’s stay at the Wartburg
hasAssociatedBuildingType medieval hilltop castle
hasAssociatedRuler Electorate of Saxony
hasCause Diet of Worms
Edict of Worms
condemnation of Martin Luther as an outlaw
hasChronologicalContext Reformation era
hasDuration approximately ten months
hasHistoricalPeriod 16th century
hasLanguageOfMainWork Early New High German
hasLocation Eisenach
Holy Roman Empire
Thuringia
Wartburg Castle
hasMainParticipant Martin Luther
hasOutcome consolidation of Luther’s doctrinal positions
wider lay access to Scripture in German
hasPoliticalContext opposition between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Lutheran princes
hasProtectingAuthority Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
hasProtectionType protective custody
hasReligiousContext Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

conflict between Luther and the Catholic Church
hasSignificance contributed to the spread of vernacular Bible reading in German lands
major step in the Protestant Reformation
strengthened Luther’s influence despite imperial ban
includesActivity correspondence with reformers in Wittenberg
development of Protestant theology
theological writing
translation of the New Testament into German
influenced later Protestant Bible translations
standardization of the German language
involvesRisk threat of arrest by imperial authorities
isPartOf early phase of the German Reformation
life of Martin Luther
precedes Luther’s return to Wittenberg in 1522
producedWork Luther’s German New Testament translation
linked to: Luther Bible

the September Testament
linked to: September Testament
startTime 1521-05

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Diet of Worms (1521) followedBy Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Junker Jörg usedWhile Luther was in hiding under the protection of Frederick the Wise
linked to: Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle
Elector of Saxony protected Martin Luther at Wartburg Castle
linked to: Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle