Karl May

[Ted Samsel]

Jochen sez: 
> 
> The concept of _Blutsbrüderschaft_ (not Blutbrüderschaft) was popularized
> by the late-19th-century german author KARL MAY. In his books, he often
> displays Cooper-Pathfinder-like guys having special (one could argue today:
> pseudo-homosexual) bonds with american-indian heroes which are made public
> by a ceremony involving the exchange of blood. Pretty scary. So while this
> idea and practice is quite german in its roots, the average german nowadays
> would, if asked, think of it as Wild West and purely american.

Karl May was sort of a German Ned Buntline.. I think there are a
couple of Karl May theme-parks in Germany....

Shatterhand & Winnetou? Those were some of his characters..

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net