Tarnkappe

The cloak that made its wearer invisible and gave him the strength of ten men. It was obtained by Siegfried.

From tarnen, "to conceal," and kappe, "cloak."

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The mighty dwarf successless strove with the mightier man;
Like to wild mountain lions to the hollow hill they ran;
He ravished there the tarnkappe from struggling Albric's hold,
And then became the master of the hoarded gems and gold.

Lettsom. Fall of the Nibelungers, Lied iii.

References

Source

  • Cobham Brewer, E. (2001). The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell reference.