‘The Wedding of Magdeburg’ Published in English for the First Time

Nobel Prize for Literature nominee Gertrud von le Fort’s 1938 novel about the Sack of Magdeburg brings to readers the history and suspense of that fateful day.

For the first time in English, Gertrud von le Fort's historical novel on the Sack of Magdeburg is now available.

The Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) was a time of religious conflict that took place mainly in Central Europe. As can be expected in a long war, there were many battles, conflicts, and skirmishes. 

Magdeburg, Germany, strategically located by the Elbe River, was a hub for transport of supplies and manpower throughout the region. It was also in a unique position as it was once a Catholic stronghold, founded by Charlemagne in 806.