Holger does not recognize Sir Carahue because he suffers from induced amnesia whereas Sir Carahue does not recognize Holger because the latter is magically disguised so there is rich scope for a comedy of errors.
Magnesium burns in water, with apparent magic, both here and here.
Holger wonders whether his destiny has momentum just as Manse Everard wonders whether the time stream bears Veleda along.
Holger is captured by the nixie of a lake. Anderson's The Merman's Children features merfolk, a vilja and a reference to rousalka. See here. In Poul and Karen Anderson's The King Of Ys, Princess Dahut survives in the sea and pulls men under.
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Kaor, Paul!
I agree about the scope here for a comedy of errors. Anderson was fond of sometimes slipping in humor in his stories, both slapstick (as with THE MAKESHIFT ROCKET) or in more understated ways, as in THREE HEARTS.
And besides the examples you cited, I thought as well of the sea being King Hrolf's rebellious sister Skuld made a deal with in HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA.
Ad astra! Sean
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