juergen_hubert, 8 months ago Ekke Nekkepenn: Merman, adulterer, murderer, Rumpelstiltskin imitator. #Germany #folktale #folklore #ocean @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ekke-nekkepenn-38467283 Part 2 of German folk tale "The Man of the Ocean Ekke Nekkepenn". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript! Part 3 of German folk tale "The Man of the Ocean Ekke Nekkepenn". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!
Ekke Nekkepenn: Merman, adulterer, murderer, Rumpelstiltskin imitator.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ocean @germany @folklore https://www.patreon.com/posts/ekke-nekkepenn-38467283
Part 2 of German folk tale "The Man of the Ocean Ekke Nekkepenn". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript! Part 3 of German folk tale "The Man of the Ocean Ekke Nekkepenn". Drop me a line if you want a machine-readable transcript!
lyngordon, 8 months ago @juergen_hubert @germany @folklore btw, Ran is the norse jotun of the sea, wife of Ægir. Together they rule the sea.
@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore btw, Ran is the norse jotun of the sea, wife of Ægir. Together they rule the sea.
juergen_hubert, 8 months ago @lyngordon @germany @folklore I have reason to suspect that this tale is a literary creation, and it's not surprising that the author used that tidbit from Norse mythology.
@lyngordon @germany @folklore I have reason to suspect that this tale is a literary creation, and it's not surprising that the author used that tidbit from Norse mythology.
lyngordon, 8 months ago @juergen_hubert @germany @folklore could very well be! I see on wikipedia that the etymology of Rantum is a bit murky. :)
@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore could very well be! I see on wikipedia that the etymology of Rantum is a bit murky. :)
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