If you think of medieval heroes, you usually imagine brave knights with shining armour and swords. Martin Luther wore only a simple monk's robe, but he too showed heroism when he stood up to the Pope and the Emperor, the most powerful men of the time.
Martin is 21 when he becomes a monk to lead a life according to the rules of God. He hopes that this will free him from sin and spare him from purgatory - because that is what Martin, like all people of the Middle Ages, is very afraid of. He diligently goes to confession and even buys a letter of indulgence promising him the Pope's blessing and remission of all his sins. But one day Martin finds out that there is nothing in the Bible about confession and penitential exercises, as the church demanded, or about letters of indulgence - and that the Pope is cheating some poor believers out of their last money. He makes his discovery public and thus puts himself in great danger ...
Nadine Strauß does not only want to inspire her readers for the occupation with a historical person, but also to entertain them in a varied way. If you pay close attention while reading, you can easily solve the crossword puzzle at the end of the book. The illustrations, in which there is a small search object to be discovered in each case, provide for suspense in between. Imagination is required when designing a coat of arms and making simple printing plates. Amusement is provided by amusing shadow plays, and dialectal games are used to search for terms in dialect.
For young and old readers from 6 years of age.