Author Topic: Better dead than slave - Pidder Lüng (Read 1302 times)

Snafu · « **on:** 14 November 2012, 07:22:05 PM »

Pidder Lüng

is a mid nineteenth century German poem by Detlev von Liliencron (1844–1909) about a Frisian fisherman who kills a Danish tax collector. The Danes are then described massacring the fisherman's village. In the ballad, the rebell Pidder Lüng dumps the head of his opponent into a pot of hot kale until he dies. Here is the dramatic scene in a little diorama.

You are welcome to read the the poem in german language and view pictures on my blog: http://www.ganzklein.blogspot.com

See also this thread: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=39629.0