Stone cross from 1707, commemorating the death of a man working as a lumberjack, who was crushed by a tree. Szczytna, Lower Silesia, Poland. Photo and destription credit: Marek Zielonacki. [720×960]
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Stone cross from 1707, commemorating the death of a man working as a lumberjack, who was crushed by a tree. Szczytna, Lower Silesia, Poland. Photo and destription credit: Marek Zielonacki. [720×960]
by Snoo_90160
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“July 20th, 1707, Georg Aulich was struck by a tree and killed.”
It’s very convenient (for us, not poor Georg) how the German word *erschlagen* means that one was struck with fatal consequences.
Transcription: A. 1707 | DEN 20 IVLII IST | GEORG AVLICH | VON | [EIN]EM | BAVM ER- | SCHLAGEN