The Nibelungenlied: Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original
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Siegfried
Siegfried is a legendary hero of Germanic mythology, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Merovingian dynasty, with Sigebert I being the most popular contender. Older scholarsh...
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Kriemhild
Kriemhild is the wife of Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two queens of the Merovingian dynasty, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund.In ...
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Gunther
Gunther (d. 437) was a historical King of Burgundy in the early 5th century. He is attested as ruling his people shortly after they crossed the Rhine into Roman Gaul. He was involved in the campaigns of the failed Roman usurper Jovinus before the latter&a...
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Hagen Von Tronje
Hagen is a Burgundian warrior in tales about the Burgundian kingdom at Worms. Hagen is often identified as a brother or half-brother of King Gunther. In the Nibelungenlied he is nicknamed "from Tronje".more...
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Gernot
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Dankrat
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Giselher
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Ute
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Etzel
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Volker
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Rumolt
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Sindold
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Hunold
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Ortwein
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Siegmund
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Sieglind
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Brunhilda (german Mythology)
Brunhild is a powerful female figure from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess Brunhilda of Austrasia.In the continental Germanic tradition, where Brunhild is a central character in the Nibelungenlied, she is a power...
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Kriemhilda
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Rudiger
In the Nibelungenlied, Rudiger of Bechelarn is the March-Lord who woos Kriemhild for Atilla the Hun....
