ðə dʒˈɜːmən pˈɛzənts wˈɔːɹ bɹˈɔːt ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi tə ðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən, wˌɛn ˌɔn ˈiːstɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ɐ mˈɑːb ʌv ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd pˈɛzənts fɹʌmðə sˈʌðɚn hˈɑːɹz ɹˈiːdʒən mˈɑːɹtʃt ɐɡˈɛnst wˈɔːkɛnɹid.
The German Peasants' War brought the monastery to the verge of destruction, when on Easter 1525, a mob of about 800 peasants from the southern Harz region marched against Walkenried.