From about 1425, Henry von der Duba was repeatedly feuding with the Lusatian League and the Saxon Electors.

His nephews, who inherited the barony around 1435, continued the feuds and attacked villages and merchant trains as robber barons.

An old communication route from Postelwitz to Sebnitz gave the watchtower strategic importance in these feuds and access to the Elbe and the Kirnitzsch valley.

[2] Elector Frederick II of Saxony finally besieged the Berkas on the Wildenstein from autumn 1439 to put an end to the feuds.

The map of the first Electoral Saxon state survey, created by Matthias Oeder in 1592 describes it as "bare and high".

[4][5] Pastor Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger, who was interested in natural history, described the rock in 1804 as inaccessible and only accessible via ladders.

In 1812 his proposal to establish and secure an ascent that could be used by tourists was rejected by the Saxon Forestry Commission due to the high costs.

Nevertheless, this first verifiable modern ascent is considered the beginning of climbing in Saxon Switzerland due to its primarily sporting intentions.

At first it remained in the possession of a climbing club, since 1951 the falcon has been held by the local history museum of Bad Schandau.

In 1940, Dresden architect and local historian, Oskar Pusch, carried out a major investigation of the fortification at Falkenstein.