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Women of Weinsberg carry their husbands on their backs out of the city
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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After the conquest of the city of Weinsberg (1140), Emperor Conrad III allowed the women of the city to take their most valuable possession on their backs and leave the city. The women left the city carrying their husbands on their backs. The moral: the most important thing in a man's life is a faithful wife.
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Credit lineVrouwen van Weinsberg dragen hun mannen op de rug de stad uit. 1778. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
