Apart from being renowned for his iron hand, he was also known for the Swabian salute: "Leck mich am Arsch" (akin to expression "kiss my arse", but literally "lick me on the arse")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_salute

See also https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-the...

Inspirational to hear about people who defy the odds to live larger than life dreams. I wonder if they were less rare before the 1900s - maybe I just don't meet the types of people whom I would put in the same bracket as von Berlichingen, or if I do, maybe I am either unaware of or discount the courage and achievement of people I meet in day to day life.

A translation of his autobiography into English recently came out. https://antelopehillpublishing.com/product/the-autobiography...

I wonder if he inspired Kentaro Miura for the creation of Gutz in Berserk