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Lovely Lorelei image! Beautifully hand-tinted. Pure fantasy, and yes, we love it :)
Many people familiar with the name might think of Lorelei as just another name for a Siren of the kind Ulysses braved at sea, but Lorelei's story is actually specific to one geographic location, a huge outcropping of rock (also called Lorelei, or Loreley) on the Rhine river in Germany.
The river is narrow at this spot apparently, and the currents swift, with rocks hidden just beneath the water's surface that present a danger to the keels of ships. Also present is an echo effect, hence the name Loreley, which is said to translate as "Murmuring Rock."
Some text at the base of another Lorelei card we sold not long ago:
"Und singt ein Lied dabei;
Das hat eine wundersame,
Gewaltige Melodei."
(And sings a song, also,
That has a wondrous,
Overpowering melody.)
is from the poem "Lorelei" by Heinrich Heine, a greatly beloved 19th century German poet. According to the Wikipedia article, it was Heine's poem, drawn from an earlier work by Clemens Brentano, that immortalized this character, and not, as is widely believed, that her tale comes from old folk legend. Well, that is for the scholars to debate. We're pleased to imagine her just as she is pictured here :)
A wonderful card in very nice unposted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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