The swan’s triumphant song: From Worms to the Wartburg

This article traces the historical and spiritual connection between Jan Hus's martyrdom in 1415 and Martin Luther's emergence as a reformer a century later, exploring how Luther explicitly identified himself with the Bohemian pre-reformer during the Leipzig Disputation and at the Diet of Worms. Through this narrative, Dykstra illustrates how Luther's commitment to sola Scriptura and his willingness to stand against papal and conciliar authority represented a continuation of the reform impulse that Hus had begun.