Foelke then sought revenge and tried to utilize the situation to expand the influence of her family on the Attena's territory.
In 1397, Hero was executed in the courtyard of Norderburg Castle on her orders.
[2] Modern research suggests that, although there may be a grain of truth in some parts of the legend, the story about the execution is definitely incorrect: Hero and Lüten were executed much later, in 1410 or 1411, on the orders of Foelke's son Keno II.
For that matter, there is no historic evidence that she deserved her nickname os "evil Foelke".
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