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Showing the upper part of the relief of the Descent from the Cross. On the left is the opening to a little cave, used as a hermitage, dated by some historians as early as 9th century. The carving itself was done probably within the 12th century.
Die Externsteine sind eine Felsengruppe im Teutoburger Wald bei Horn - Bad Meinberg.
The Extern Stones are a rock group in the Teutoburg Forest in Horn - Bad Meinberg.
Les pierres Extern sont un groupe de rock dans la forêt de Teutoburg en Horn - Bad Meinberg.
Was war das heute für ein unglaublich schöner, erholsamer Tag! Die Kinder waren total beeindruckt von den Felsen, eigentlich unglaublich, dass wie vorher noch nie zusammen dorthin gefahren sind.
Dann noch lecker essen beim Felsenwirt und anschließend einen feinen Eisbecher... So kann der Sommer weitergehen! *seufz*
The landmark of the Externsteine in Northern Germany is said to be a sacred site since ancient times. A group of free standing rock pillars, rising up to 45 meters, is attracting ten thousands of tourists every year.
In this image, the main group of rocks is seen from the side. The rock on the right side (on tolp) is called "Wackelstein" - "Wobbling Stone" - it has been fastened with iron clamps. There's a saying that if this rock ever falls down, it will slay the last princess of the Lippe nobility, to whom the Externsteine once belonged.
relationships are always helpful for healing yourself.
downset:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4CMBk-PcE
or hed pe:
The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, near the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg in the Lippe district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills.
In a popular tradition going back to an idea proposed to Hermann Hamelmann in 1564, the Externsteine are identified as a sacred site of the pagan Saxons, and the location of the Irminsul idol destroyed by Charlemagne; there is however no archaeological evidence that would confirm the site's use during the relevant period. The stones were used as the site of a hermitage from the early 9th century, and by at least the high medieval period were the site of a Christian chapel. The Externsteine relief is a medieval depiction of the Descent from the Cross.