The name Kudrun, and hence the title of a German epic, is rendered as "Gudrun" in most older English translations. But today the form "Kudrun" is preferred because Gudrun is also the name of an unrelated character in Norse mythology. Gudrun is a major figure in early Germanic literature that is centred on the hero Sigurd, son of Sigmund. She...
The Story of Laurin & The Small Rose Garden Laurin was probably one of the most popular poems concerning the knight called Dietrich and is attested in variety of manuscripts as well as in printed editions. It almost certainly originates in the 12th century in Tyrol, and has 4 major variations or versions. They all are written in rhyming couplets, except...
In every varieties of the Arthurian legend, the traditional reality of Arthur (who supposedly was the Warrior King of the Nordic Cimres as they definitely battled against the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and sixth century C.E.), is less important in comparison to the aspect according to which we are led to see in his kingdom a sense of the fundamental...
What seest thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time? In the early stages of World War II a secret U-boat mission was set up to Scotland. Could it be that the untold story of "Unternehmen Kelch" has both a rational, political dimension and a "unworldly", esoteric one? [vc_row][vc_column width='1/2'] Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and esoteric lore,...
Did you ever have an experience that turned your whole world upside down? Maybe you saw a ghost or a UFO. Perhaps you had an unusual, vivid dream that seemed real. Maybe you suddenly knew that a certain event was going to happen in the future. Or, perhaps you saw a creature or a being that did not fi t the...
The attentive reader of the first episodes of Maier files will have noticed that the tale once told by Rolf Dietrich and the history of Otto Maier are filled with powerful themes and images that might provide a clue to the real hidden mystery, among them: the Rose Trail (Troj de Reses), web of woven silk, the knights in the...
[button size='' style='' text='LEES DE NEDERLANDSE VERSIE HIER' icon='fa-language' icon_color='' link='https://the.maier-files.com/wat-schuilt-er-achter-de-kelk-rozentuin-en-bok/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=''] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Maier files" Somewhere in central Europe dwells a very ancient society known by its Gothic name: Gards Aúirkeis, or the house of the Chalice. Some claim that its members...
Who was Tannhauser? During the era when Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach and numerous other minstrels, were exalting Love, the month of May, the Grail and the Rose Garden, or even the Mountain of Venus in their poems — and the people preferred these songs far over those in Latin of the Church or of the legends of the...
At first sight, you may have thought Maier files is just a comic, think again! The universe is as it is whether we like it or not. The sole question is, when proof shows the world out of accord with cherished beliefs, will we be humble enough to simply accept it? Somewhere behind all the myths and all legends there is an...
There's always more than meets the eye ...