Götz Von Berlichingen Jagst Hausen pin

[Zeller]

I would like to read your opinion on this pin: it should be something related to a Hunting Cottege , but I don't know if it's period or post.
Thanks

[Gerdan]

"Jagsthausen" is a place name (village with an old castle) and "Götz von Berlichingen" was a fmous knight living there who lost one arm in an battle and he got an iron arm. Goethe wrote a famous stage play with the title "Götz von Berlichingen"

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

"Jagst" has nothin to do with the German word "Jagd" (hunting).
Jagst is the name of a little river close to which Jagsthause is situated.

Gerdan

[Zeller]

Hallo Gerdan
so I think I gave a good example on how poor my german is !
Do you think it's an old tinnie or is post war?
thanks

[Gerdan]

Hello Matt,

sorry but I cannot decide if it is pre- or postwar. Those things are timeless.
Your German is not so bad. Jagd (= hunting) and Jagst (= name of the river) are very close together!

Gerdan

[triggerguard]

The poor one armed knight had an SS Unit named after him too. Not that it gave him his arm back...but interesting to know. See link.

http://agentur-andic.de/Shop/product...rds-size-.html

[Mr.Jerry D]

I think he was the one that coined the phrase "kiss my ass" ( or the German equivalent), as I have heard, that in German, then his name was then used to mean the same thing, without directly saying it.

[Gerdan]

Jerry
you are rihgt. It was Goethe who let him (Goetz von Berlichingen) say these famous words in his drama.

Gerdan