~ Es waren die deutschen Rittersleut' ~
 
The verse is self explanatory on this huge 3 L., etched stein marked only "714" ca. 1900.
 
Es waren die deutschen Rittersleut'-
zu fürchten wohl in dem Strausse -
doch war beendet die Streitigkeit -
so taten sie zechen und schmausen.
It was the German knights
to be feared in combat,
but when the battle was ended,
they would just drink and feast.
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
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