Note 5 — Introduction.

George Stephens in his edition of Sir Amadas5 held much the same view. He added several important versions, and scored Simrock for admitting Der gute Gerhard, saying that he could not see that it had “any direct connection” with The Grateful Dead.6 He was at least partly in the right, even though his statement was misleading. According to his Opinion,7 “the peculiar feature of the Princess (Maiden) being freed from demonic influence by celestial aid, is undoubtedly the original form of the tale.”