Further clue: the third king is known for preying on a small boy.
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Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
Home from work and I'm lost so far.
Tantalising, concise puzzle though!!!
Ferne: your Sherlockian metaphor made me
Is there any fictional location better named than Grimpen Mire?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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No idea, m'Lud.Comment
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The obvious king for this ends in L, rather than starts with it?Originally posted by subcontrabass View PostComment
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Try something in German concering a "king" who despatches a small boy riding on horseback with his father.Comment
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Ah! Are we keeping our voices Loewe?
Several lieder about King Saul; the other "Erl King"; Der Konig auf dem Thurme? Camelot (oh no; that's the grandson!)[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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There are songs by Loewe about an Elf King...and a Young King...Comment
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...but then again, there are also songs called 'Edward', 'Harold' and 'Fredericus Rex'.....Comment
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You have the answer and possibly one of the relevant kings (not the other Erl King - Schubert will do fine).Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostComment
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what's left to get with L, please? is it L = lieder?
I was wondering if King Valdemar in Gurrelieder came into it.Comment
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Can't wait to find out if the linking "L" is the composer Loewe, "L" for Lieder, or the concluding "L" of the words Erl and Saul...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Perhaps it's all three - or none of them? I must admit I found scb's last reply very confusing.Originally posted by Caliban View PostCan't wait to find out if the linking "L" is the composer Loewe, "L" for Lieder, or the concluding "L" of the words Erl and Saul...
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Originally posted by Norfolk Born View PostPerhaps it's all three - or none of them? I must admit I found scb's last reply very confusing.
Well mercia's right that scb's clue is on one view very straightforward: "you have the answer" must mean that the L is "Lieder" as that is the only "L" word in the quoted extract referenced by scb. (And he says ferne has "one of the kings" - the only king in the quoted passage is Saul.) But somehow I fear it's not that simple.
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I thought he was referring to the fact that fhg had named 'Loewe'.
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