Albert Tiermann

Albert Tiermann was a 19th century Prussian storyteller.

Tiermann made a deal with the Ice Queen (in reality an unnamed demon). She put an ice shard in his heart so he would not be distracted by emotions, thus able to focus on creating stories for his king. The Fourth Doctor met him in the Murgin Pass in 1847. (AUDIO: A Shard of Ice)

Behind the Scenes
Paul Magrs had previously used the surname Tiermann for a character, Ernest Tiermann, in his audio story Sick Building. Despite Ernest hailing from the far future, Albert mentioned having a father called Ernest. far in the future from. It is currently unclear as to what the relationship is between the two characters.