Introduction

It would take only one shot from a dead eyed assassin lying in the tall grass, and that would be the end of luther. If we lose this man, this man who has written more clearly than any one in centuries, may god grant his spirit to another. O god, if luther is dead, who will explain to us the gospel? What might he not have written for us in the next ten or 20 years? Luther and nicolaus von armsdorf had left werms on april 20 sixth. They were nearing schloss altenstein, a castle deep in the thuringian forest when they became aware that an eery stillness had settled over the