Monday, 22 June 2020

Elf Hill, Mirkwood And Alfs

Three Hearts And Three Lions, CHAPTER SEVEN.

Hugi the dwarf advises Holger:

"'Yon's Elf Hill...'" (p. 42)

I expected to find an Internet explanation of this phrase but did not find one although there are literary works with similar titles.

"'There in Mirkwood do the Pharisee laids hunt griffin and manticore...'" (ibid.)

I could not find any corroboration of the application of the term, "Pharisee," to Faeries.

Holger is a guest of:

"'...Alfric, Duke of Alfarland in the Kingdom of Faerie.'" (p. 43)

- just as Dominic Flandry, his colleagues and their Merseian opponents are guests of the Sartaz of Alfzar in the Betelgeusean System.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

The Sartaz of Alfzar would be a much less dangerous host to Holger Danske than Duke Alfric!

Currently reading HOMEBREW (NESFA Press, 1976), because it contains "House Rule." Next comes "Losers' Night."

Ad astra! Sean