Museum Schwyz

Today I invite you along the Museum of Swiss History in Schwyz, is one of the most important cultural-historical museums in the Alpine area, it is a modern history museum. During the 13th century, almost all of Central Europe and parts of Southern Europe belonged to the Holy Roman Empire.

The museum is located in central Switzerland, in the city of Schwyz, it is a permanent exhibition called “Switzerland's origins. On the road from the 12th to the 14th century” and shows the origins of the old Swiss Confederation in the Middle Ages. Here is the entry.

the king assigns landsand rights to members of the high nobility.

In medieval monasteries one encounters monks and lady brotherswho not only speak latin, but also Ancient Greek, Hebrew or Arabic.

Kinkts Saints, noblemen preferto have saints with chivalrous qualities as their personal patron saints. Here in photo is Saint George a famous dragon slay, and thus a fighter against evil, 16th century, lime wood

Here the Sachsenspiegel book written about 1230 in German

Next time more.

Have a great day!