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Podcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class
Episode: Götz of the Iron Hand
Description: In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because after an injury and amputation, he wore a prosthesis made of sheet iron that was painted to match his skin. Research: Ashmore, Kevin et al. âArtiFacts: Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen-The "Iron Hand" of the Renaissance.â Clinical orthopaedics and related research vol. 477,9 (2019): 2002-2004. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000000917 Beare, Mary. âReviewed Work: The Autobiography of Götz von Berlichingen by H. S. M. Stuart and Götz von Berlichingen.â The Modern Language Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (Apr., 1957). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3...