Das Lagerkind : Geschichte aus dem deutschen Krieg

The story opens with a sweeping portrait of the Elbe’s banks, where bustling Hamburg gives way to the quieter, wind‑kissed towns of Holstein and the fishing hamlet of Blankenese. Through the narrator’s eye we feel the region’s fertile fields, red heaths, and the uneasy peace that has settled after years of conflict. As the Thirty Years’ War presses on, the uneasy coexistence of German, Danish, and Swedish forces begins to crack the pastoral calm.

Against this backdrop a young camp‑dweller—known only as the Lagerkind—navigates the daily hardships of wartime life. From sharing scarce meals with other displaced families to listening to distant cannon fire, the child’s observations turn the larger clash into intimate, human moments. Hope flickers in simple acts: a hidden song, a rescued goat, a whispered promise of home. Listeners are invited to walk beside this resilient voice as the war reshapes the landscape and the community’s fate.