Early Life
Sombre is thought to have been born in Strasbourg or Treves. His nationality is uncertain, being given in various sources as Austrian, French, German, Luxemburger, or Swiss. One version is that he was born in a village called Ort Simmern near Trier (Treves). There are still Reinhardts in the area.
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