What Tom Holland has said about Deutschlandlied
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Deutschlandlied once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland compares the anthem's original meaning to the Ode to Joy as the EU anthem, a call to bury differences for a greater whole.
“It's kind of implicitly saying, let's bury our differences and celebrate a greater whole”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 17:18
Episodes
679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of Germany's national anthems, from Haydn's Austrian hymn through Nazi, West and East German anthems to reunification.
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