English Translation

190 Belgians Nordhausen Roland as a reminder of the Reidses In many cities in Europe, in which once German law was applied and is now again valid, stands on the market or at Roland's town hall. CRISEUC has stood there for centuries, the naked sword hurled up, an honor-fearing figure, a proud landmark of the empire. In astonishing freshness, respect for the inhabitants of these figures has been preserved to this day, although their original meaning as a sign of judgment has long since disappeared. One can consider them as guardian spirits, as memorials of the knowledge of the empire, fear instilling in the fluctuating minds, affirming the strong hearts to which the cause of the kingdom is its own cause. It would be an attractive task for our artists to express in the newly added cities the sovereign thoughts of the realm through similar stable images. However, if such figures are to do their job, unconsciously and compellingly, then all Stendal