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Garlinde
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A character from a tale Henry narrates to Frances in an 1833 European travel letter. Garlinde is the beautiful daughter of Sibo de Lorch, a man who refused hospitality to a stranger, who in some variations is a troll. Garlinde is kidnapped as punishment for her father's inhospitality and lives for years (the trolls treat her kindly) on top of a mountain within eyesight of her father. Eventually she is rescued by and married to a knight named Ruthelm with her father's blessing.
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A character from a tale Henry narrates to Frances in an 1833 European travel letter. Garlinde is the beautiful daughter of Sibo de Lorch, a man who refused hospitality to a stranger, who in some variations is a troll. Garlinde is kidnapped as punishment for her father's inhospitality and lives for years (the trolls treat her kindly) on top of a mountain within eyesight of her father. Eventually she is rescued by and married to a knight named Ruthelm with her father's blessing.
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Book or Monograph Title:
A year abroad: or sketches of travel in Great Britain, France and Switzerland
Publisher Name:
A. Tompkins
Year:
1852
Start Page:
181
End Page:
190
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