Novalis also began to be noticed as a published author at this time. In 1798, Novalis's "fragments" appeared in the Schlegel brother's magazine, "Athenaeum". These works included "Blüthenstaub" ("Pollen"), "Glauben und Liebe oder Der König und die Königin" ("Faith and Love or the King and the Queen"), and "Blumen" ("Flowers"). The publication of "Pollen" saw the first appearance of his pen name, "Novalis". His choice of pen name was taken from his 12th-century ancestors who named themselves "de Novali", after their settlement Grossenrode, which is called "magna Novalis" in Latin. "Novalis" can also be interpreted as "one who cultivates new land", which connotes the metaphoric role that Novalis saw for himself. This metaphoric sense of his pen name can be seen in the epigraph of "Pollen", the first work he published as Novalis: "Friends, the soil is poor, we must scatter seed abundantly for even a moderate harvest".