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Undine’s Spirit Warfare

Undine, Huldbrand, and Bertalda embark down the Danube.  Immediately, Kuhleborn begins his “teasing tricks,” and Undine constantly has to “rebuke” the waves and winds “so that the pleasure of the little party was completely destroyed.”  Even their trusted servants begin to look at them “with suspicious glances.”

Rather than grateful, Huldbrand is resentful, developing an “animosity” toward his “mermaid” wife.  And he makes sure Undine knows it, too.

Poor Undine!  “Wearied with this exhibition of displeasure, and exhausted by the constant effort to frustrate Kuhleborn’s artifices,” she falls “into a deep slumber.”

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Richilda’s Judgement

“Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.” ~ Psalm 1:5 Last week, we left our story with Blanca in safety; yet there is still justice to be done… Godfrey’s Ruse After spiriting her away, Godfrey brings Blanca straight Read more…

Blanca: Richilda’s Bane

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” ~ Galatians 5:24 “Dame Richilda, inconsolable on account of her new discovery, conceived a mortal hatred against the innocent beauty.”[1] Last week we went over how Richilda lived her life and used her gifts Read more…

Richilda

“But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.”   Read more…

Vilfridr’s Sorrows

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. ~ Ephesians 6:12 Laden with gold from the dwarves’ home, Vilfridr goes to Saxland with the Read more…

Vilfridr’s Salvation

“Vilfridr soon felt the pangs of the tightening belt, and after suffering dreadful tortures and agonies, was found in a death-swoon by the dwarfs, when they came home.”[1] “When she awoke, she asked where the dwarfs were.  Of this the king knew nothing.  He now walked, at Vilfridr’s request, a Read more…