The German castle that inspired Frankenstein - BBC REEL

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Seated high above the Rhine Valley in Germany is the 13th Century Castle Frankenstein. Some believe that the castle, and a scientist who lived there at the time, were the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s book "Frankenstein".
Although Shelley never revealed the true inspirations for her book, this hasn’t stopped visitors flocking to the castle each year to immerse themselves in the legend.
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21 июл 2022

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@DiegoMarquesBrazil 2 года назад

A friend lives nearby and took me to the castle. Very interesting story! He told about the Franks but didn't know about Mary Shelley visit

@hensonlaura Год назад

Mary Shelley her sister and her future husband, were in a rented house on Lake Geneva; Lord Byron was a close neighbor. The weather was awful for weeks, and for fun they had a contest to write the best ghost story. Mary won.

@forestzhang3191 Год назад

Actually, Mary was just the only one who finished her story. Who knows if she actually wrote the best story.

@Beacharon1 2 года назад

From 1982-1985, we lived in Nieder Beerbach, the village literally in the shadow of Berg -- not "Schloss" -- Frankenstein. I used to hike up there all the time.

@f.davidkessel8876 10 месяцев назад

I was stationed at Spangdahlem from 1984-1987 and took a bus tour from base to Frankenstein at our Halloween, locals dressed accordingly. At that time it was quite run down. Over time, this video shows many improvements. Very nice to say the least.

@TheHOBBIES20 2 года назад

hope to visit the castle soon.. very interesting 🤔

@matthiasbaur8215 2 года назад

Great documentary. However, what is missing in the documentary is that a priest of Nieder-Beerbach - the village close to the castle - approx 150 years ago experimented with electricity to bring dead people back to life. That plus the facts told in the documentary might have been the inspiration for the novel.

@Cheeseatingjunglista 2 года назад

Considering it was first published in 1818, its more likely the priest got the idea from the book

@KeepCalmandLoveClassics 2 года назад

This is Incredible 😍

@oneshotme 2 года назад

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@michelleallport4028 2 года назад

I lived in Darmstadt in 86 and 87. I remember hiking up to the castle being very pregnant. It wasn't what I expected. Was hollowed out and crumbling. Maybe they've some restoration since then.

@jimpark4972 2 года назад

Hi Michelle, it is still "hollowed out and crumbling" as you perceived it, but it is actually kept up without restoring. They have nice open air concerts and activities.

@joeloredo8310 2 года назад

I was there from 86-89 use too tour there .. i was at ELK kanserne "Awesome site"

@mattjones5987 Год назад

I'd love to go to that Halloween party!

@pigoff123 10 месяцев назад

I have been there many times.

@mgithaiga1 8 месяцев назад

I would like to celebrate Halloween there

@LIZZIE-lizzie 2 года назад

Terrific short doc of this castle and Mary Shelley. Read the novel, FRANKENSTEIN by MARY SHELLEY. It's an excellent novel and quite engaging.

@jjsc4396 Год назад

It’s a lovely castle with a beautiful view and lovely little chapel. The history BEFORE all the Frankenstein hype is the truly interesting aspect. Frankenstein simply means “French stone” - nothing more than that.

@publicminx 4 месяца назад

no. French means Franks/Franken = Germanic tribe confederation. Keep in mind that France (which has the same name as in Frankenstein, Frankfurt, Franken/Bavaria for this very reason) was just the remaining western part of the Germanic Frankish Empire (middle and eastern Frankish became then the Holy Roman Empire, later Germany (and the countries in between like the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg etc.) ...

@Jasmin2391_ 2 года назад

I live in Darmstadt ☺️🤘🏼

@terenzo50 Год назад

Electricity had much to do with it as it was the latest thing in the early 1800s and quite the talk of the town all over Europe. Mary might have heard of Galvani's dancing frog legs and made the jump to reanimation of a whole human body from the severed legs of dead frogs. However, beware of the Abby Normal brain.

@timote5696 2 года назад

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@aresee8208 21 день назад

I've been there, though not at Halloween. The castle itself is a ruin, nothing special. But, I've always liked castles and had fun wandering around while my wife sat in the car reading a book waiting for me. Pn the other hand, I have always been bored by all the fancy palaces of Europe. Forget the Schlosses. Give me a good Burg.

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@aaronsaunders6974 6 месяцев назад

I ❤️ Darmstadt castle-a real stone keep schloss. You come across a lot of wannabes. Does Frankenstein monster have anything 2 do with Hobbes leviathan? Conrad Diepple never heard him

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