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Lurulu — A troll sent by the Elf King to deliver a rune that will return Lirazel to Elfland, who later becomes Orion's whipper-in and lures other creatures of Elfland to Erl. He and the brown trolls aid Orion by controlling his hounds, and they live in a pigeon roost while in Erl.

Plot
In Lurulu, Myron continues in his role as crewman of the space freighter, the Glicca, under Captain Adair Maloof. The Glicca is crewed by an eccentric mix of picaresque rogues, pilgrims and intellectuals. The crew are searching for the mysterious "lurulu", "a special word from the language of myth," that refers to a sense of longing.

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:48 pm The first thing I thought of when I saw "Uluru", was Lurulu the troll from Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_ ... oll%20sent

Lurulu — A troll sent by the Elf King to deliver a rune that will return Lirazel to Elfland, who later becomes Orion's whipper-in and lures other creatures of Elfland to Erl. He and the brown trolls aid Orion by controlling his hounds, and they live in a pigeon roost while in Erl.

And it turns out that Lurulu is actually an entire book by Jack Vance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurulu

Plot
In Lurulu, Myron continues in his role as crewman of the space freighter, the Glicca, under Captain Adair Maloof. The Glicca is crewed by an eccentric mix of picaresque rogues, pilgrims and intellectuals. The crew are searching for the mysterious "lurulu", "a special word from the language of myth," that refers to a sense of longing.

alter-ego wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:15 am

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:48 pm The first thing I thought of when I saw "Uluru", was Lurulu the troll from Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_ ... oll%20sent

Lurulu — A troll sent by the Elf King to deliver a rune that will return Lirazel to Elfland, who later becomes Orion's whipper-in and lures other creatures of Elfland to Erl. He and the brown trolls aid Orion by controlling his hounds, and they live in a pigeon roost while in Erl.

And it turns out that Lurulu is actually an entire book by Jack Vance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurulu

Plot
In Lurulu, Myron continues in his role as crewman of the space freighter, the Glicca, under Captain Adair Maloof. The Glicca is crewed by an eccentric mix of picaresque rogues, pilgrims and intellectuals. The crew are searching for the mysterious "lurulu", "a special word from the language of myth," that refers to a sense of longing.

First thing I thought of is uhuru which is Swahili for freedom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyota_Uhura#Name wrote:Name
Gene Roddenberry had intended his new female communications officer to be called "Lieutenant Sulu".[1] Herb Solow pointed out how similar this was to "Zulu" and thought it might act against the plan for racial diversity in the show, so the name Sulu remained with George Takei's character.[2] "Uhura" comes from the Swahili word uhuru, meaning "freedom". Nichols states in her 1994 book Beyond Uhura that the name was inspired by Robert Ruark's 1962 book Uhuru, which she had with her on the day she read for the part. When producer Robert Justman explained to Roddenberry what the word uhuru meant, he changed it to Uhura and adopted that as the character's name.[2] Coincidentally, the end credits of the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country incorrectly refer to Uhura as "Uhuru".

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:15 pm

alter-ego wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:15 am

johnnydeep wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:48 pm The first thing I thought of when I saw "Uluru", was Lurulu the troll from Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_ ... oll%20sent



And it turns out that Lurulu is actually an entire book by Jack Vance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurulu

First thing I thought of is uhuru which is Swahili for freedom.

Ah, yes, the inspiration for Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhuha's name!