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Wednesday, 23 July 2025

What Is The Externsteine -What is the D-Gruppe Connection?

  The first ever D-Gruppe (published) strip took place at Externsteine -The Revenge of the Ice Queen- and has been seen in other strips.  Never heard of it?  This is what Wikipedia says:

"The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, near the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg in the Lippe district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills. The Hermannsweg, a long-distance hiking trail, passes through the formation.

Page  1 Return of the Ice Queen (c)2025 Ben R Dilworth/T. Hooper


"In a popular tradition going back to an idea proposed to Hermann Hamelmann in 1564, the Externsteine are identified as a sacred site of the pagan Saxons, and the location of the Irminsul idol reportedly destroyed by Charlemagne; there is however no archaeological evidence that would confirm the site's use during the relevant period.

Page from The Trial (c)2025 T. Hooper


"The stones were used as the site of a hermitage in the Middle Ages, and by at least the high medieval period were the site of a Christian chapel. The Externsteine relief is a medieval depiction of the Descent from the Cross. It remains controversial whether the site was already used for Christian worship in the 8th to early 10th centuries."

You've seen D-Gruppe and other German heroes at Externsteine in the above pages so now....a photo drop!

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