legend
Good stories are told about the dramatic moments in Luther's life: However, historical evidence for them tends to be sparse. Did the Reformer, during his stay on the Wartburg, really throw his ink well at the devil, because he was disturbed by him during his concentrated work of translating the Bible?
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant an apple tree today", Martin Luther is said to have proclaimed.
According to a legend, the Luther Oak in Wittenberg was planted by a student in love, one day after December 10th, 1520, at exactly the place where the Reformer had burned the papal bull of excommunication, as well as books of his enemies.
According to legend, the devil is said to have molested Martin Luther in his room. When the monk, who was totally absorbed by his work, heard a scratching and chafing, he valiantly grasped the ink pot and threw it at the devil's grimacing face, in order to chase away the perpetrator.
