Eppelein von Gailingen

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Eppelein in prison.
Eppelein in prison.

Eppelein von Gailingen (born c. 1310 in Illesheim, Windsheim; died May 15, 1381 in Neumarkt) was a famous German robber baron in the Middle Ages.

In 1369 he was indicted for his robberies in the Nuremberg region. He was executed by breaking wheel in 1381. In the 16th century the first folk songs were recorded about him and gradually he became a legendary romantic hero.

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