Further Drachenstich
drachenstich slaying dragon traditional folk custom furth im wald upper palatinate district bavaria germany oldest local theater play germany dating back generally referred parade end knight would pierce dragon spear eventually kill drachenstich common term many region southern germany austria due regional dragon legend spectacle included federal register intangible cultural heritage furth im wald drachenstich originally part corpus christi procession first written record procession mentioning citizen armor taking part event date back assumed saint george fight dragon metaphorized struggle good evil served model tradition year drachenstich performance attracted people expense corpus christi procession led much criticism church authority drachenstich finally set different date procession new festival date set august occasion grand historical procession staged play depicting eternal struggle good evil performed onwards plan replace short scene knight beloved dating baroque period elaborate theater play wasnt bayreuth composer heinrich schmidt play presented public first time despite number attempt modernize text heinz schauwecker eugen hubrich schmidt version remained standard following decade josef martin bauer wrote new version show focused killing dragon action take place historical backdrop hussite war version whose dramaturgy revised sigfrid färber dragon becomes symbol horror war border area around furth hero dragonslayer standardbearer udo save chatelaine maria die ritterin english dame new version written director alexander etzelragusa premiered alongside old play josef martin bauer since new version performed new play pay homage political change germany collapse eastern bloc give space character particularly history age hussite war spectacle presented year furth several performance festival week traditionally begin august thousand participant traditional costume horse procession major event chronicle town history first mention official document th century addition spectacle procession event added festival week year folk festival cave gladium medieval market tournament childrens festival offering adaptation drachenstich specially designed child story drachenstich dragon found st german dragon museum dragon cave drachenstich actor gave special performance play bavarian state festival regensburg festival highlight official bavarian event new millennium participant state bavaria scene drachenstich although plan new dragon existed since wasnt july funding new dragon announced secured february main project realization launched construction supervised zollner elektronik zandt project cost million euro took almost nine year build walking robot measuring meter long meter wide meter high weighing ton dragon capable running kmh local guideline limit speed kmh also lift turn head facial expression movable tail spread wing meter wingspan spit fire smoke meter roar controlled people control leg option fire due local regulation added security person see june people gathered watch dragon arrive truck furth im wald used first time festival july dragon currently largest fourlegged robot world entered guinness book record title furthers dragonbuilding project tradinno tradition innovation hence name tradinno people affectionately call fanny part custom tradition series german postal service issued special drachenstich postage stamp worth deutsche mark august official homepage drachenstich festival drachenstich database folklore europaea alexander schöppner der drachenstich zu furth im wald der oberpfalz projekt gutenbergde erich dimpfl der drachenstich zu furth wald chronik de ältesten deutschen volksschauspiels furth im wald auflage eva frischmuth der drachenstich die darstellung von „gut“ und „böse“ im ältesten volksschauspiel deutschland grin münchen isbn werner perlinger der drachenstich furth im wald bärbel kleindorfermarx hrsg oberpfalz und böhmen begegnungen über grenzen festschrift zum bayerischen nordgautag furth im wald oberpfälzer kulturbund regensburg – pdf ingeborg perlinger werner perlinger seit jahrhunderten drachenkampf furth historischer verein furth im wald isbn drachenstich german festival held furth im wald dragon slaying play