I do realize that “Donner” has colloquially been accepted as the name for that reindeer in many versions of this poem, but some don’t realize that his real name (if you find old versions) is/was “Donder”. Why? Donder and Blitzen mean thunder and lightning in German!
dlkrueger33 about 6 years ago
I do realize that “Donner” has colloquially been accepted as the name for that reindeer in many versions of this poem, but some don’t realize that his real name (if you find old versions) is/was “Donder”. Why? Donder and Blitzen mean thunder and lightning in German!