In 1498, he fought in the armies of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, seeing action in Burgundy, Lorraine, and the Brabant, and in the Swabian War the following year.

[…] So he got another one. When a Bishop once demanded his surrender, Götz von Berlichingen thundered back: “Er kann mich im Arsche lecken!” which in rough translation means “Kiss my ass!” The phrase became somewhat popular, known among Germans to this day as the  Swabian Salute. I read a long time ago that the character Guts from Berserk was based on somebody… I never actually saw the pictures though. ), fought the campaign against the Ottoman Empire of Suleyman the Magnificent under Emperor Charles V in 1542, and served under Francis I in the 1544 Imperial invasion of France. He had his own band of mercenary thugs which he employed to fight, kidnap the rich for ransom, attack merchants for wares and enforce loan sharking. Made of iron. © 2007-2019 ZME Science - Not exactly rocket science. That reminds me… I need to netflix some of those old Wild Wild West episodes. This is actually my 5th great grandfather. for the evenings; and for special occasions, I want a sock puppet that’s also a flamethrower. What the hell happened to that dude, I wonder. His fellow knights Georg von Frundsberg and Franz von Sickingen successfully argued for his release in 1522, but only after he paid a ransom of 2,000 gulden and swore not to take vengeance on the League. He was twice outlawed by the Holy Roman Emperor, once for mugging a particularly loaded group of merchants. Gottfried “Götz” von Berlichingen was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Württemberg. That’s one awesome prosthetic.

He agreed to lead the rebels partly because he had no other way out. – Nadya.

Miura is indeed and self-admittedly insired from Euroepan middle age history and lore… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and […]. The play itself is romanticized, depicting a rough, but sensible Götz von Berlichingen who dies young. It must have also packed a hell of a punch.

During the siege of the city of Landshut, a cannonball hit the knight’s sword, moving it with such force that it sliced off his hand. In 1504, Gotz and his mercenaries fought for Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria. Today, we have prosthetic hands that actually relay back touch and  can be controlled with fantastic accuracy by the mind alone. He left three daughters and seven sons to carry on the Berlichingen name. In my toolkit, I would also like to have something Ye Olde. Others a printing fully functional prosthetic hands for less than $100. I am so sad that great technology gets removed and hidden from society, like the the Chinese landmines from the days of Kublai Khan, […] cool it would have been to be a medieval mercenary with an iron fist, […]. Remember, this revolutionary prosthetic was made in the XVIth century. A ransom of 8,400 gulden was paid for the safe return of the count. Sterling effort all round – and, a lack of puerile onanism cracks notwithstanding, I’m moved to offer you a hearty round of applause! I wonder if he’s ever been name-dropped in a Manowar tune? For one, there’s the Swabian Salute. What’s the ideal room temperature. Pingback: Chevalier Henri de Tonti-  Thunder Arm - Naked History(). Great post Ampers, cheers! My grandparents escaped Russia during the revolution and came to America. Gottfried “Götz” von Berlichingen was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Württemberg. The iron hand not only allowed Götz to return to battle, but later helped lay the foundation for modern prosthetics. The fingers and palm could only be acted in two ways by the hinges: either the mechanism curled inward into a sword-holding grip, or it was loosened for a stale handshake. Unfortunately, there is no record of the mastermind who designed and manufactured von Berlichingen’s right iron hand. Some interesting extra-curricular material for me to chase up there, too. The prosthetic Iron Hand of a 16th century legendary cyborg knight. I can has Sex Machine’s penis revolver, too?”, I heard Dean Kamen is putting a wiener-gun on the next generation segway ;). (We all know what happened to Robert Conrad, poor bastard.) Accurate scientific information is more important than ever. An 1837 English Translation of the Goethe play, An academic article that touches on the iron hand’s role in modern prosthetics, A Few of Friday’s Favorite Things -January 30th | Fish nor Fowl, 150 Year Old Victorian Prosthetic Hand. Illustrations by Jason Levesque (Stuntkid). Quite the handjob! I totally remember Torque! Posted by David Forbes on March 12th, 2008 I agree with what violaine said in the first comment, What i want to know is who the hell made this arm? It was 1504 and, at the tender young age of 24, the plundering knight, mercenary and all around bastard had the upper part of his right arm torn off in a cannon blast. Like a baby’s bottom: why don’t humans have fur? Despite this, in November 1528 he was lured to Augsburg by the Swabian League, who were eager to settle old scores. For instance, sculpted fingernails and wrinkles at the knuckles can be seen on it. The fingers would be manually fixed around an object, large or small, that Gotz could then operate by moving his stump. Tips for photographing the cherry blossoms. Götz of the Iron Hand.