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Baldanders or Soon-Different is a creature of Germanic literary myth that features protean properties. Origin Baldanders (Soonchanged, Soon-Different) is a character in the novel Simplicius Simplicissimus by Grimmelshausen, appearing in its Continuatio (1669) or Sixth Book. The character was appropriated from Hans Sachs's poem Baldanderst [sic] dated to 31 July 1534. Hans Sachs probably derived his "Baldanderst" from Proteus, the shapeshifter of classical Greco-Roman mythology. The hero of the story meets Baldanders when he stumbles upon a stone statue of an ancient Germanic hero, dressed in a Roman soldier's outfit with a large Swabian codpiece (i.e., Hosenlatz, or "flap of the breeches") (Schwabenlatz, literally "Swabian bib".). Baldanders claims to have met Sachs in July 1534, teaching the writer the secret art of conversing with inanimate objects. The protagonist begs to learn the art, and Baldanders offers to teach it, and administers a test in the form of a riddle consisting of a jumble of nonce words. Baldanders subsequently changes into a succession of forms: an oak tree, a sow, a bratwurst sausage, then a peasant's excrement, a meadow of clovers, cow dung (Kuhfladen), a flower, mulberry tree, and silk carpet. The significance of these objects is that the oak produces acorns that are eaten by the female pig, then turned into sausage, and eaten by human, in a natural cycle of things that perish and are reborn. According to Sachs’ and collected descriptions, the Baldanders is a creature that is symbolic for the continual change in nature and society as well as the importance of familiarizing oneself with the common from another perspective. The idea Baldanders appeared in illustration as the satyr-headed, winged, and fish-tailed composite creature in the frontispiece drawing of the book (image here) had been espoused by writer Jorge Luis Borges (El libro de los seres imaginarios), but that idea has been refuted. Popular culture Being a creature of literature, the Baldanders is not often featured in contemporary works. However, there have been a few mentions and inclusions of the creature in various media. In further literature, the Baldanders was included in The Book of Imaginary Beings (El libro de los seres imaginarios) compiled by novelist Jorge Luis Borges. In The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolfe, a recurring character's name was Baldanders, which Wolfe affirmed was based on Borges' description. In Chanda Hahn's UnEnchanted series book three, Fable, the baldander appears as a small, shape-shifting creature. In music, the Baldanders was the subject of a song by the 1970s German folk/progressive rock band Ougenweide. Baldanders is a regular character in the bi-weekly, alternate history webcomic What Happened When created by Andrew Scott and Carlos Morote. In this comic's alternate universe, Baldanders fulfils his original role as a 'Trickster' who also gives sage advice to his fellow members of The Ghost Club concerning an epidemic of rage-fuelled madness in Victorian London presumably caused by an onslaught of souls returning from the land of the dead. The Baldanders is also mentioned in Japanese video games. In the Sega Mega Drive game Curse, the player controls the Baldanders star fighter, which was created by an ancient alien super technology. The PlayStation 2 and portable game Puyo Puyo Fever 2 features a character who is a large dog in knight's armor named Baldanders. In the game Final Fantasy XIII, Baldanders is an antagonist and fal'Cie who poses as a human named Galenth Dysley; in the English translation, his name is Latinized as Barthandelus. In the board-game-like Culdcept, Baldanders is a creature that temporarily changes into a different, random creature every time it fights. In Kazuhiro Fujita's manga, Ushio and Tora, Baldanders appears in the form of a small child, but also can become a ghost-like entity when fighting. Explanatory notes References Citations Bibliography External links Spiegel Online: Baldanders Role in Simplicius Simplicissimus. Discover the Chanda Hahn popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Chanda Hahn books.
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Reign
Chanda HahnGoing to the Fae plane against Jared’s orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision haunts her as a new danger surfaces back on the human plane. The Grimms are fading from existence.T...
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Lost Boy
Chanda HahnAfter nearly losing Wendy, Peter returns her to her family but fears she may not be safe from Hook. Torn between protecting Wendy and leading the lost boys, he must decide to fulfi...
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Of Thorn and Thread
Chanda HahnBorn an empath, I have the powerand burdenof hearing thoughts and feeling emotions. Retreating from the world, my only refuge is an ancient tower, but my haven is shattered when an...
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The Silver Siren
Chanda HahnEvery journey has an end.Unable to find the answers she sought in Skyfell, Thalia, Joss, and Kael travel to Haven with a prisoner in tow. An attack on the road waylays their plans,...
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Of Beast and Beauty
Chanda HahnSomething evil this way comes.7 Vengeful Sisters7 Fairytale Kingdoms7 Daughters of EvilleEveryone dreams of marrying a princeexcept for me. I am nothing more than a pawn in my adop...
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Fairest
Chanda HahnMirror, Mirror, on the wall,Who is the Fairest of them all?In the sequel to UnEnchanted, Mina Grime discovers that all is not fair when it comes to the Fae and their tales, especia...
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Lost Shadow
Chanda HahnNot all shadows are monsters.And some were never meant to die.Wendy is on a quest for vengeance after Hook kidnapped the lost boys and destroyed their school. Stuck as a shadow, Pe...
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Fable
Chanda HahnAll that glitters is not gold.When something precious is stolen from sixteenyearold Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the ...
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Of Mist and Murder
Chanda HahnCaptured by an evil sorcerer, I’m forced to become his apprentice and learn forbidden magic. Teetering on the edge between good and evil, I trade my soul for power. Allemar wants t...
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The Steele Wolf
Chanda HahnAfter finally settling into her new life at the Citadel, Thalia is reunited with her father, Bearen, the leader of the reclusive Valdyrstahl Clan.Forced to leave the school and ret...
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The Iron Butterfly
Chanda HahnThalia knows three things;Her first name.That she barely escaped the clutches of the Septori with the help of a mysterious stranger.And that her run in with the Septori’s iron butt...
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Of Gold and Greed
Chanda HahnHigh in goblin infested mountains lies the ruins of Ter Dell, the lost stronghold of the dwarves. Evil lurks beneath layers of ice and broken stone, buried in a vault of gold, hung...
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Forever
Chanda HahnWith the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae Godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The...
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Lost Girl
Chanda HahnWendy doesn't remember anything about Neverlandor the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shapeshifting shadows plague ...
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Of Glass and Glamour
Chanda HahnBorn under a hunter’s moon, abandoned as a child, I was raised to be a powerful sorceressokay, a mediocre sorceress. All right, I’m good at glamour and can make things sparkle, if ...
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Underland
Chanda HahnLong ago, before humans forgot them for all eternity, monsters and immortals retreated below ground to seek shelter. But what do the Greek Gods do when they're bored? They bring ba...
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Of Sea and Song
Chanda HahnI killed a man to protect my sister, and now I am a fugitive. With bounty hunters hot on my trail willing to take me dead or alive I’m forced to disguise myself as a cabin boy on t...
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Of Secrets and Slippers
Chanda HahnA haunting songA deadly danceAn explosive finaleAllemar may be dead, but his cause festers in the dark. Strange beasts stalk the night, as haunting music corrupts the fog. When mor...
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The Grimm Society
Chanda HahnFrom New York Times bestselling author Chanda Hahn comes a new supernatural mystery series. A thrilling combination of Nancy Drew and the Vampire Academy.Seventeenyearold Everly Ha...
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UnEnchanted
Chanda HahnMina Grime is unlucky, unpopular and uncoordinated, that is until she saves her crush's life on a field trip, changing her High School status from loser to hero overnight. But with...
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Underlord
Chanda HahnKira Lier thought she had escaped Underland and the monsters within, but her freedom was only an illusion, an extravagant lie created by the Underlords to keep her imprisoned. To b...