A Beerwolf (Bärwolf, Werwolf) is a German folk-tale monster commonly known as a werewolf. In a debate arranged by Philip of Hesse and the Elector of Saxony in 1539, when it appeared the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was readying to attack the Lutherans, Martin Luther introduced the concept of Beerwolf to describe the Pope and the Emperor.
A Beerwolf (Bärwolf, Werwolf) is a German folk-tale monster commonly known as a werewolf. In a debate arranged by Philip of Hesse and the Elector of Saxony in 1539, when it appeared the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was readying to attack the Lutherans, Martin Luther introduced the concept of Beerwolf to describe the Pope and the Emperor.
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