 The "Thing" sites were to be built as much as possible in a natural setting, incorporating rocks, trees, bodies of water, ruins, and hills of some historical or mythic significance.The term "Thingspiel" was first put forward by the academic in a speech on 29 July 1933; he had Tacitus' "Germania" in mind.The Thingspiele were to be immersive multi-disciplinary theatre of a new type.