The Knight of the Iron Hand
The Story of Götz von Berlichingen
Loyal to himself
A mercenary for hire
A knight of his day
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He’s fierce in battle
Truly feared by everyone
He’s unstoppable
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Then the cannon fire
Tears his right arm at the wrist
Gone! Lost forever
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But still he’s not stopped
Not by something as simple
As a missing limb
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He gets for himself
A replacement of iron
He is whole again
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He picks up the sword
Now with a mightier grip
More feared than before
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His fight lasts decades
A devil in every war
Despite the outcome
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Some call him a fiend
Some say he is a hero
But one thing is clear
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He’s revolutionary
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Author’s Note: There was a real knight who had an iron prosthetic arm named Götz von Berlichingen. For more information about him, visit the Wikipedia entry below.
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Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
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