Loyal Retainer

2 books featuring this archetype

The Loyal Retainer safeguards the house or sovereign through service. This figure models fidelity within hierarchical bonds.

Nibelungenlied cover

Nibelungenlied

Anonymous

1200-1210 CE

Germanic

The Secret History of the Mongols cover

The Secret History of the Mongols

Anonymous

1240 CE

East Asian, Mongolian