1000 years old, still
being a living statue:
the Wicked Step Queen.
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM UTC
1000 years old, still
being a living statue:
the Wicked Step Queen.
To commemorate Uta van Ballenstedt (c. 1000-1046), married to Margrave Ekkehard II of Meißen, as one of the founders of the Naumburg Cathedral her statue was put on the facade; Walt Disney based the looks of Snow White's Evil Queen on this statue
Tale "Figurenstehen. Eine Legende" ("The Living Statue. A Legend", 2006, Günter Grass, published in 2023)
Collection "Metamorphic body"
