# Gerlaug Kormt — Short Fiction character guide

> Gerlaug Kormt in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kormt, Gerlaug

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Who they are

A stubborn old man clinging to his land.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/i)

An elderly Terran, Speaker for Solis Township, who steadfastly refuses to leave Earth. He embodies the ancient, rooted connection to the planet and represents the traditional, unchanging Terran culture.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iii)

The last man on Earth who refuses to evacuate, Kormt is a wise, stubborn elder who values Earth's traditions and community. He soothes a worried farmer and bids Jorun goodnight.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iv)

The last man on Earth, visiting his family's graves and struggling with his isolation and the fading of his world.

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