The Adventurous Simplicissimus · Character

The Mummelsee

A magical lake spirit who guides Simplicissimus to the center of the earth.

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Also known as the Wonderful Mummelsee, Mummelsee

First appearance: X: Relation of Certain Peasants Concerning the Wonderful Mummelsee

The Mummelsee shows up with force in X: Relation of Certain Peasants Concerning the Wonderful Mummelsee. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The wondrous lake on a high mountain, described as bottomless and the subject of many strange tales and historical attempts to explore it.

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The Mummelsee first appears in 0129 x relation of certain peasants concerning the wonderful mummelsee.

In X: Relation of Certain Peasants Concerning the Wonderful Mummelsee: The wondrous lake on a high mountain, described as bottomless and the subject of many strange tales and historical attempts to explore it.

Later, in How Simplicissimus Journeyed with the Sylphs to the Centre of the Earth: The lake where the sylphs reside; its waters are mineral-tasting and black in the deep, and it is the site of the supernatural encounter.

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X: Relation of Certain Peasants Concerning the Wonderful Mummelsee
The wondrous lake on a high mountain, described as bottomless and the subject of many strange tales and historical attempts to explore it.
How Simplicissimus Journeyed with the Sylphs to the Centre of the Earth
The lake where the sylphs reside; its waters are mineral-tasting and black in the deep, and it is the site of the supernatural encounter.
XIII to XVI
The prince of the Mummelsee explains the earth's crust and sylphs, and offers satirical commentary on human affairs.
How Simplicissimus Returned from the Middle of the Earth, and of His Strange Fancies, His Aircastles, His Calculations; and How He Reckoned Without His Host
The prince of the Mummelsee escorts Simplicissimus back through the lake and takes leave of him.

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See The Mummelsee in X: Relation of Certain Peasants Concerning the Wonderful Mummelsee