# Fräulein Bertha Kircher — Tarzan the Untamed character guide > Fräulein Bertha Kircher in Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Fräulein Kircher, Fräulein, Bertha Kircher, Bertha, Miss Kircher **First appearance:** 0000-i-murder-and-pillage ## Snapshot A German spy dragged through lion-haunted gorges and mad villages, she refuses to abandon the wounded even when escape is still possible. ## Who they are Bertha Kircher is a woman with a past she does not explain, seized by lion-handling captors and hauled toward a forest that smells wrong, too dry for the jungle she knows. When Smith-Oldwick tells her to go on without him, she answers that if he dies here she dies with him, and she means it. Her endurance under nerve strain is the quiet counterweight to Tarzan's brute strength, and her stubborn loyalty repeatedly decides who lives. ## In the story ### [The Golden Locket](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/v-the-golden-locket) Bertha is trapped under her horse and rescued by Tarzan; she is revealed as a German spy. ### [VI: Vengeance and Mercy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/vi-vengeance-and-mercy) Steals Tarzan's locket, escapes by train to Wilhelmstal, witnesses the fight between Tarzan and Schneider, and later retrieves hidden papers from Schneider's body. ### [When Blood Told](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/vii-when-blood-told) Mentioned as the German spy Tarzan had in his power but left unscathed, causing him shame. ### [VIII: Tarzan and the Great Apes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/viii-tarzan-and-the-great-apes) Bertha Kircher is captured by Usanga's band of deserters, marched between two black women, and treated roughly. Tarzan initially hesitates to rescue her because she is a German. ### [Dropped from the Sky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/ix-dropped-from-the-sky) Fears being abandoned in the jungle, helps build the boma despite injuries, and is terrified of Go-lat but tries to hide her fear. ### [X: In the Hands of Savages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/x-in-the-hands-of-savages) Leads the apes to rescue Tarzan; cuts his bonds; rides on Zu-tag's back through the jungle. ### [XI: Finding the Airplane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xi-finding-the-airplane) Feels safer with Tarzan present, considers leaving to find the airplane, and fetches a spear to help Tarzan during the panther attack. ### [Usanga's Reward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xiii-usanga-s-reward) Captive of Usanga, she catches the rope thrown by Tarzan and helps him take control of the plane. ### [Mysterious Footprints](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xv-mysterious-footprints) Survives the plane crash; feels regret at leaving Tarzan's world behind. ### [The Night Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xvi-the-night-attack) Warns of the lions, is captured during the night attack. ### [XVII: The Walled City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xvii-the-walled-city) Bertha Kircher is imprisoned in the city and is the target of Tarzan's rescue. ### [Among the Maniacs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xviii-among-the-maniacs) Captured by maniacs after the lion attack; wrests a saber from a captor to defend Smith-Oldwick; promises to try to love him but feels only fondness. ### [The Queen's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xix-the-queen-s-story) Brought to the palace, bathed, dressed in native garb, and nearly assaulted by Prince Metak. ### [Came Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xx-came-tarzan) Her scent spoor is picked up by Tarzan as he tracks through the city. ### [In the Alcove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xxi-in-the-alcove) Mentioned as having been led into the city as a prisoner with Tarzan earlier. ### [Out of the Niche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xxii-out-of-the-niche) Mentioned as having been taken to the king's palace; the search for her motivates Tarzan's actions. ### [The Flight from Xuja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xxiii-the-flight-from-xuja) Dragged to the gate by Otobu, moves silently with the group, and feels an involuntary attraction to Tarzan. ### [XXIV: The Tommies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/chapters/xxiv-the-tommies) Revealed as British intelligence agent Patricia Canby; shows fortitude despite exhaustion. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters/bertha_kircher - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_untamed_se/characters