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Help[Facts] Re: History of Lorelei?
in reply to a message by Chrisell
The tale of the Lorelei does predate Heine by at least a bit, since the first sure reference is in the work of the early 19th-century German poet Clemens Brentano. Experts seem to disagree on whether Brentano completely invented his story or whether he based it on a medieval tale.
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Thanks for clearing that up, Cleveland. Heine is the one I'm most familiar with, and the one who showed up most in my research, so I overlooked Clemens Brentano. :)
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