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.
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.