The history of the Braunschweig region holds many secrets: such as that of the bronze lion in front of Dankwarderode Castle, whose artist remained unknown for a long time. The early years of Pope Clement II from Hornburg are also shrouded in mystery, as is the story of Lessing's grave, which was long forgotten. What drove Goethe to the region, and how are Peking and Braunschweig connected? What impact did the wall, which divided Germany for decades and tore apart the Braunschweig region, leave behind? Georg Oswald Cott follows the faded traces of around a thousand years in fourteen anecdotal reports.