Merseburg Schloss (Castle) - GermanyThe Castle Has Been Rebuilt Many Times Since Then.The Ancient Gothic Walls. Stock Photography

Merseburg Schloss (Castle) - GermanyThe castle has been rebuilt many times since then.The ancient Gothic walls. Merseburg was the residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Merseburg, after which it fell to the Electorate of Saxony. In 1815 following the Napoleonic Wars, the town became part of the Prussian Province of Saxony.Merseburg is where the Merseburg Incantations were rediscovered in 1841. Written down in Old High German, they are hitherto the only preserved German documents with a heathen theme. One of them is a charm to release warriors caught during battle, and the other is a charm to heal a horse s sprained foot.