Τhe Reformation was a period when differences were often solved with a fiery burning of books and opponents. And yet, among all these ashes, there was story after story of miraculous incombustible Luthers. His images, his cell, his bunk, his bed and his Bibles were said to have remained intact despite the flames that consumed the buildings that contained them. In 1601 a conflagration destroyed 235 houses in Luther’s hometown; the house where he was born, the church where he was baptised and the house where he died survived, even though nearby apples were roasted and the lead in the windows melted. After all, according to a popular prophecy, Luther was the swan that would not burn.