Laurin is also connected to a legend about Dietrich's death. In the continuation to the Wartburgkrieg known as Zebulons Buch, Wolfram von Eschenbach sings that Laurin told Dietrich that he only had fifty years to live. Laurin's cousin Sinnels, however, could allow Dietrich to live a thousand years. Dietrich and Laurin then jump into a fiery mountain (i.e. volcano) in order to reach Sinnels. The tale is reminiscent of a story told of the historical Theoderic the Great by Pope Gregory the Great: Gregory reports that the soul of Theoderic was dropped into Mount Etna for his sins. An unnamed dwarf is also responsible for taking Dietrich away after the final battle at Bern in the Heldenbuch-Prosa, telling him his kingdom is no longer in this world.