Coaster at the Wittenberg Brauhaus (brewery) commemorating Luther's wife, Katarina von Bora (left), and Luther-themed room decor at the Ringhotel Schwarzer Baer in Wittenberg (right). (Photos by Author) More manuals of Playmobil Frequently Asked Questions about Playmobil set 5053 Wedding Romantic wedding church In 1978, Schenk [ hu], a German-Hungarian firm, began reproducing bootleg Playmobil figures. They had not received any authorization or license from geobra Brandstätter. Schenk produced exact copies of the original toy, though some sets were modified to create new types of sets, usually military, from Hungarian history. Thus, Schenk produced the Hussar (Huszár), from the period of the Hungarian War of Independence as well as the Hungarian hussar series (Magyar huszár sorozat). Other sets included the Austrian soldier (Osztrák), Turkish soldier (Török), William Tell (Tell Vilmos), and the Hunyadi series (Hunyadi sorozat).

Other clergymen before him had criticized the church, struggled with a sense of deep sinfulness, and provoked debate among Catholic theologians. In fact, in sharing his 95 Theses with his colleagues in Wittenberg—as well as sending a copy to the Archbishop of Mainz—Luther was following a longstanding medieval tradition of calling for debate within the university and clerical circles of the church. Within that context, posting his 95 Theses (whether on the church door or circulated among his colleagues) was neither a declaration of war against the church nor a proclamation of the establishment of a new Christian church. The fastest selling Playmobil figurine is of Martin Luther. It was released to commemorate 500 year anniversary of Ninety-five Theses, which sparked the start of the Reformation. The first edition of 34,000 figurines sold out in three days. [14] [15] [16] FunParks and FunStores [ edit ] The life-sized Playmobil pirate ship in FunPark in Zirndorf, Germany Thus, the Reformation energized a debate—prodded by women such as Katarina Schutte-Zell, Argula von Grumbach, and Marie Dentière—that continues to animate church culture across Christian denominations worldwide and that has implications for wider societal expectations regarding gender roles.Do say: “I need to nail these 95 Theses to that church door over there. Would you mind removing the quill pen from my right hand, and snapping in the hammer?”

The confluence of this situation of political turmoil and Luther’s skillful leveraging of print technology allowed his ideas to spread faster and further, to more different kinds of people, than any previous critiques of the church. The bronze "Theses Doors" of the Castle Church (Schlosskirche) installed in 1858 to commemorate Luther's posting of his 95 Theses. (Photo by Author) As the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) demonstrated clearly, tying political ambitions and authority to the dominance of a single Christian church was no longer a workable option. Governments seeking stability rather than endless civil war had to find a way to institutionalize some level of religious co-existence. The fact that they have not yet found a permanent solution does not change the significance of the Reformation in stoking the discussions, debates, and efforts to solve problems of religious heterogeneity and tolerance. To begin with, in the initial years of response to Luther’s 95 theses, there was considerable political turnover and instability in large swaths of Europe. When Luther posted his theses in 1517, Wittenberg was part of the Holy Roman Empire, a loosely organized confederation of states and independent cities that owed loyalty to the emperor. In 1517, the emperor, Maximilian, was increasingly distracted by attempting to ensure—partly through bribery—that his grandson, who had just recently become the King of Spain, would be elected as the next Holy Roman Emperor. He especially criticized the recently developed church teaching that faithful Christians could buy an indulgence from the church that would shorten the time that they would have to spend in purgatory before being admitted to heaven. By 1517, Luther had come to see this teaching as a dereliction of duty on the part of the priesthood. His fellow clergymen, he believed, were leading trusting Christians astray, rather than showing them the correct path toward salvation.Playmobil's CGI series Novelmore to land on YouTube with new play-sets en route". ToyNews . Retrieved 2021-07-29.

Playmobil hands were designed to be capable of gripping and holding objects. Earlier figures had arms of one piece. Since 1982 all figures have hands that also rotate at the wrist. [3] Almost all Playmobil figures are unnamed, thus allowing children to invent their own characters. Exceptions to this include the many characters from the three Playmobil-inspired computer video games produced by Ubi Soft Montreal between 1998 and 1999, such as Alex, Hype and Laura, the protagonists from their respective games. The first figures used a chiseled out hairpiece with a button shape for adding headgear, until a later redesign gave the hairpiece a more natural rounded shape, also prompting a redesign of the headgear. The first female figures were distinguished by hairstyle and a wider chestpiece suggesting a skirt, until a redesign replaced the chestpiece with more displayed breasts, smaller waists and slightly thinner arms. Is there any precedent for this? Not really, though the Playmobil figurine of Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer sold 80,000 units over three years. Wilson, Jason (23 December 2019). "Playmobil's Plan to Infiltrate Your Workplace". The Washington Post Magazine . Retrieved 2 April 2021. Blakemore, Erin (11 June 2015). "A Playmobil Figure of Martin Luther Has Become the Fastest-Selling of All Time". Smithsonian Magazine . Retrieved 19 November 2023. a b c Rubin, Rebecca (9 December 2019). "Box Office Bomb: 'Playmobil' Flops in Historic Fashion". Variety . Retrieved 9 December 2019.On 4 November 2020, a CGI animated TV series titled Novelmore launched on the Playmobil YouTube channel and on YouTube Kids. Comprising 26 episodes, the series centres around the Knights of Novelmore and their battle for a magical armour. [28]

Bootleg sets also have been manufactured in China. These sets are not marketed as Playmobil, though they are identical in terms of appearance (but not in regards to quality). Sets include a "Noshery" (fast food eatery), "Pirate Island", and medieval figures. [12] European factories [ edit ] Playmobil Park, Malta. Adventures of Ayuma: it's going to be magical!". Mynewsdesk.com (in German). 2021-10-08 . Retrieved 2022-01-09. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a monk and professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg, circulated his 95 Theses—95 statements critiquing what he saw as papal abuses of power.This church is huge. It’s the first playmobil church (there’s an old west school house that I believe passed for a church every now and then), and one of the only toy churches I’ve ever seen. Its risky making a toy church, you don’t want to single out any one religion, but playmobil did an excellent job of keeping this church pretty non-demoninational. No Crucifixes or overt imagery (some doves), this church can fit to any bride-to-be’s dream, and religion. In his 95 Theses, Luther made no explicit mention of the world beyond Europe, and no claim to be speaking for non-Europeans. But when he shared these ideas in Wittenberg, the early phase of globalization had already begun. In 1517, Spanish people and military power had already been in the newly-christened “Americas” for 25 years. Vasco da Gama and his crew had reached south Asia nearly two decades earlier. Within two years, Ferdinand Magellan would begin the voyage that would first circumnavigate the globe, and Hernán Cortes would begin the invasion that would result in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. I’ll confess I’m stunned. So was Playmobil – a company spokesperson called it “a big mystery [and] a huge surprise”. Now a second batch is being rushed into production.