Re: King Laurin?

Don wrote:

David Johnston wrote:

Don wrote:

King Laurin's a new literary tradition for me...
>
         "But you're completely defenseless, sir!" retorted Claudrin
     worriedly. "How will you defend yourself against these agents?"
         "Agents...?" Rhodan chuckled. "You mean the invisibles? Let's
     just call them the Laurins. Do you remember the legendary king of
     the dwarfs who could make himself invisible? So - they're Laurins.
>
     PR 128 "Atom Fire on Mechanica"
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Laurin>
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<https://archive.org/details/kniglaurinoderde00zing>

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Yes, the American space program is doubtless filled with astronauts who
know that German folk tale.

>
Some Operation Paperclip people probably knew about King Laurins, as a
matter of fact (versus fiction). LOL.

My literary life lights upon another treacherous dwarf:

    During the banquet, Peter of Rheinhausen, Manfred’s minnesinger,
    sang from the Heroes' Book, choosing the passage wherein King
    Dietrich’s band of knights attack the Rose Garden of the
    treacherous dwarf, Laurin, so to rescue the sister of Dietlieb,
    their comrade.

The excerpt's from _Eifelheim_ (Flynn), an audio book currently gracing
my ears. The time and place of its primary setting is 1348 - 1349 in the
Black Forest.

Danke,

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