ミュンヒハウゼン男爵 |
Wikipediaによると、
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720 –1797) was a German baron who in his youth was sent to serve as page to Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and later joined the Russian military. He served until 1750, in particular taking part in two campaigns against the Turks. Returning home, Münchhausen supposedly told a number of outrageous tall tales about his adventures. The Baron was born in Bodenwerder and died there as well.
According to the stories, as retold by others, the Baron's astounding feats included riding cannonballs, travelling to the Moon, and escaping from a swamp by pulling himself up by his own hair.
18世紀ドイツの男爵。ロシア軍に加わり、トルコ軍と戦う。冒険終了後、あることないこといろいろしゃべり、謹厳で正直ななドイツの人々をびっくりさせるー砲弾に乗ったり、月に旅行したり、自分の髪を引っぱって底なし沼から脱出したり・・・なかなかおもしろいバロンだ。ただし、「ほらふき男爵」の物語は、本人が語ったことそのままではなく、いろいろな民話が加わって成立したものであるとのこと。