Here’s summer’s last mystery character. Let’s see how quickly you can put the clues together!
This mystery character’s real life is surrounded by such mystery and myth that the character could be made from the fervent imagination of a bard.
In fact, wordsmiths have eagerly spun this character’s noble glory, sensational rise and catastrophic end into stories and screenplays.
To understand the true power of this character at the height of their influence, biographers have disappointingly few documents to explore and this is where myth and tittle-tattle rush in.
One noted biographer of this person and mythic character concludes: “??? remains largely incomparable.”
Do you know who this mystery character (and real life person) is? And can you name a fictional work in which they appear?
When you have the answer, email me at: kmiller@mpr.org. I will reply to all guesses until Monday at 5pm.
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