Longhorn in Paradise

Very interesting how it all comes together...a Hagen from an ancient German epic was a Knight and married a woman from Asia..(cue twighlight zone music)

http://www.timelessmyths.com/norse/kudrun.html#Hagen

We did not know this when we named him, but I think it is about time to change the 'we pulled it out of a baby book at the hospital" story. haha

UPDATE: So, Kat has indicated that the attached story is probably too long for the collective attention span of the LIP Blog fan base. So, I will summarize here:

Hagen was the son of the King of Ireland and a Norwegian woman. He was snatched from his parents at a young age by a Griffin. He managed to escape prior to being eaten and hooked up with three other escapees (all girls). He ended up slaying the Griffin and its young using his superhuman strength (and a sword). He later became a Knight and married one of the girls (Hilde, an Indian princess) and his father abdicated the throne to him, so he became King of Ireland.

Like I said, much better story than the baby name book one.