Robur Explained

Robur is Latin for "hard timber" or "oak", and, by metaphorical extension, "strength". It can refer to:

• Robur the Conqueror, an 1886 novel by Jules Verne, also known as The Clipper of the Clouds
  • Master of the World (novel), Verne's sequel novel, starring the same character
• Robur (truck), an East German truck brand
• Robur Carolinum (Latin for Charles' oak), a constellation named by the English astronomer Sir Edmond Halley in 1679
• Robur (company), a wholesale coal merchant

See also

• Robor, the Gaulish god