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Nibelungenlied, NEE buh lung uhn leet, is a German epic poem written about A.D. See more »
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Eulenspiegel, Till
Eulenspiegel, OY lehn shpee gehl, Till, was a practical joker whose pranks became a favorite subject of writers and musicians.
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Fafnir, FAHV nihr, in Scandinavian mythology, was a man who turned himself into a dragon.
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Faust, fowst, more correctly called Faustus, was a German astrologer and magician who became an important figure in legend and literature.
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Mephistopheles, mehf uh STOF uh leez, is the Devil in a German legend about a magician named Faust.
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Mouse Tower is a tower on a small island in the Rhine River near Bingen, Germany.
See more »Munchausen, Baron
Munchausen, MUHN chow zuhn, Baron, was the name given to the narrator and central figure in an anonymous booklet of tall tales, Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia.
See more »Nibelungenlied
Nibelungenlied, NEE buh lung uhn leet, is a German epic poem written about A.D.
See more »Tannhauser
Tannhauser, TAHN hoy zuhr or TAN hoy zuhr, was a German minnesinger (minstrel) of the 1200's.
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