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Nibelungen
Nibelungen or Nibelungs, in Germanic myth and literature, an evil family possessing a magic hoard of gold. The hoard is accursed. The Nibelungenlied [song of the Nibelungen] is a long Middle High German epic by a south German poet of the early 13th cent. It includes pagan legends and traditio... Read more
Etzel
Etzel , in Germanic mythology, king who corresponds to the historic Attila . In the Nibelungenlied he appears as Etzel and in the Volsungasaga as Atli. ... Read more
Gudrun
Gudrun or Kudrun , in Germanic literature. 1 Heroine of the Icelandic epic, the Volsungasaga. 2 Heroine and title person of an anonymous Middle High German epic written shortly after and strongly influenced by the Nibelungenlied (see under Nibelungen ). The epic tells the story of Hilde, Ha... Read more
Siegfried
Siegfried or Sigurd , great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic epics, recounts his killing of the dragon Fafnir, his marriage to Gudrun (or Kriemhild), his love and betrayal of Brunhild, and his tragic death. See Niebelungenlied under N... Read more
August Wilhelm von Schlegel
August Wilhelm von Schlegel , 1767-1845, German scholar and poet. With his brother, Friedrich von Schlegel, he founded the Athenaeum, which he edited (1798-1800). He served as secretary to Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (later Charles XIV of Sweden) and became professor (1818-45) of art and lite... Read more
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld , 1794-1872, German religious and historical painter and draftsman. He studied with his father, Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764-1841), a painter and engraver, and in Vienna. In 1817 he went to Rome and joined the Nazarenes ; with them he worked on the frescoes o... Read more
Peter von Cornelius
Peter von Cornelius 1783-1867, German painter. He studied at Düsseldorf and in Rome, where he joined the German Nazarene group and collaborated with other members in the decoration of the Casa Bartoldy. In 1820 he was commissioned by Louis I of Bavaria to paint the fresco decorations in the ... Read more
Woden
Woden , Norse Odin , in Germanic religion and mythology, the supreme god. His cult, although widespread among the Germanic tribes, was sometimes subordinated to that of his son Thor. With his brothers, Woden fashioned the earth and the sky from the dead body of the giant Ymir, and from an ash tre... Read more
Attila
Attila , d. 453, king of the Huns (445-53). After 434 he was coruler with his brother, whom he murdered in 445. In 434, Attila obtained tribute and great concessions for the Huns in a treaty with the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II, but, taking advantage of Roman wars with the Vandals and Pers... Read more
Theodoric the Great
Theodoric the Great c.454-526, king of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, b. Pannonia. He spent part of his youth as a hostage in Constantinople. Elected king in 471 after his father's death, he became involved in intrigues in which he was by turns the ally and the enemy of Byzantine emperor ... Read more

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Nibelungenlied
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Nibelungenlied, a German poem of the 13th cent. embodying a story found in primitive shape in both forms of the Edda . In these the story is substantially as told by W. Morris in Sigurd the Volsung , Sigurd being the Siegfried of the German poem.
Nibelungen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...gold. The hoard is accursed. The Nibelungenlied [song of the Nibelungen] is a long...Although marred by stylistic flaws, the Nibelungenlied contains fine delineations of character...and F. G. Ryder (1962). The Nibelungenlied has been the subject of many later...
Gudrun
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...German epic written shortly after and strongly influenced by the Nibelungenlied (see under Nibelungen ). The epic tells the story of Hilde...mmerung ) is not Gudrun but corresponds to Kriemhild of the Nibelungenlied.
Siegfried
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...story of Brunhild he is slain, but elsewhere he is generally victorious in his adventures. He plays a major part in the epic tale of the Nibelungenlied and in Wagner's operatic adaptation of that tale, The Ring of the Nibelung .
Brynhild
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Brynhild, or Brunhild , one of the principal characters in the Vǫlsunga saga and the Nibelungenlied . (See Ring des Nibelungen, Der .)
Attila
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...devastation than other conquerors. Often called the Scourge of God, he appears in many legends, particularly as Etzel in the Nibelungenlied (see under Nibelungen ). Bibliography: See C. D. Gordon, The Age of Attila (1960); O. Maenchen-Helfen, The...
Dietrich of Bern
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Dietrich of Bern, the name given in the Nibelungenlied to Theodoric, a great king of the Ostrogoths ( c. 454–526). He was the hero of the German epics of the 13th cent. and of the Teutonic race in general, and the centre round which clustered many legends.
Teutons
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...Sturluson and Saemund Sigf ú sson (The Eddas ) and Saxo Grammaticus, and such epics or pseudohistories as The Nibelungenlied, shed some light on Teutonic magic practice and beliefs. From these writers one can arrive at several basic conclusions...
Germans
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Thursday Donnerstag Friday Freitag Saturday Samstag/Sonnabend 4 • FOLKLORE The most famous German folktale is the Nibelungenlied dating back to ad 1200. Its characters, including Siegfried, Brunhilde, and Hagen, have become famous around the world...
Brunhild
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Brunhild , Brünnehilde , or Brynhild , mighty female warrior of Germanic mythology and literature. In the Nibelungenlied, a medieval German epic poem (see under Nibelungen ), she is the warlike queen of Iceland, whom Siegfried defeats...

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Nibelungenlied
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Nibelungenlied a 13th-century German poem, embodying a story found in the (Poetic) Edda, telling of the life and death of Siegfried, a...
Epic
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. [Indian Lit.: Mahabharata ] Nibelungenlied medieval German epic poem of Siegfried and the Nibelung kings. [Ger. Lit.: Nibelungenlied ] Nj á l Saga greatest of the Icelandic sagas, based on...
ring
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...ill-fortune. In traditional legends such as that of the Nibelungenlied a ring may be an object of power. A ring is the emblem...informal name for Wagner' cycle of operas based on the Nibelungenlied . ring finger the finger next to the little finger, especially...
Gudrun
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...sister of Gunnar, the wife of Sigurd and later of Atli (Attila the Hun); the Norse equivalent of Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied . In both Norse and Germanic versions of the story, she is ultimately a figure of vengeance, bringing about the death...
Alberich
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Alberich in German legend, the king of the elves, equivalent of French Oberon ; in the Nibelungenlied he is the guardian of the Nibelung treasure who is defeated by Siegfried . In Wagner's Ring Cycle , Alberich is a dwarf who steals the Rhinemaidens' gold.
Kriemhild
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied , a Burgundian princess, wife of Siegfried and later of Etzel (Attila the Hun), whom she marries in order to be revenged on her brothers for Siegfried's murder. Her Norse equivalent is Gudrun .
Theodoric the Great
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...stability to the country, though the scholar BOETHIUS was executed on treason charges. His reign saw the beginning of a synthesis of Roman and Germanic cultures. He is a hero of German literature, figuring in the epic Nibelungenlied .
Beauty, Feminine
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Gk. Hist.: NCE , 1302] Kriemhild Burgundian princess ’ s beauty known throughout Europe. [Ger. Lit.: Nibelungenlied ] Marcella farmer ’ s daughter; every bachelor fancies her. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote ] Marie Antoinette...
Dwarfism
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Dwarfism (See also .) Alberich king of dwarfs; lives in subterranean palace. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 33; Ger. Lit.: Nibelungenlied ] Andvari sometimes considered king of dwarfs; guarded Nibelung treasure. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 56] Dvalin inventor...
Gunther
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Gunther in the Nibelungenlied , the husband of Brunhild and brother of Kriemhild, by whom he was beheaded in revenge for Siegfried's murder; equivalent of the Norse Gunnar .

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A Companion to the Nibelungenlied.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; A Companion to the Nibelungenlied. Ed. by WINDER MCCONNELL...research? In their Companion to the Nibelungenlied, Winder McConnell and his team...those generally familiar with the Nibelungenlied to deepen their awareness of...
Das Nibelungenlied
Magazine article from: German Quarterly; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Mller, Jan-Dirk. Das Nibelungenlied. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag...because so many new studies of the Nibelungenlied have appeared, Mller's first...disintegration of social order in the Nibelungenlied and its reinstatement in Klage...
Das Nibelungenlied: Actas do Simposia Internacional, 27 Outobro de 2000.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Das Nibelungenlied: Actas do Simposio Internacional...972-9350-57-4 (pbk). Das Nibelungenlied. By JAN-DIRK MULLER. (Klassiker...to heighten the awareness of the Nibelungenlied among Portuguese German scholars...
Das Nibelungenlied.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Das Nibelungenlied: Actas do Simposio Internacional...972-9350-57-4 (pbk). Das Nibelungenlied. By JAN-DIRK MULLER. (Klassiker...to heighten the awareness of the Nibelungenlied among Portuguese German scholars...
A Companion to the Nibelungenlied
Magazine article from: German Quarterly; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Winder, ed. A Companion to the Nibelungenlied. Columbia, SC: Camden House, 1998...reception, otherworld and dragons, Nibelungenlied and Wagner, politics, and Kriemhild...course of time grown up around the Nibelungenlied. Such expectations, however, remain...
Nibelungenlied und Nibelungenklage. Neue Wege der Forschung
Magazine article from: German Quarterly; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Fasbender, Christoph, ed. Nibelungenlied und Nibelungenklage. Neue...neue Wege der Forschung" zu Nibelungenlied und Klage beschritten wurden...Peter Knapp (1987) sieht das Nibelungenlied vor dem Hintergrund der antiken...
Gesamtkunstwerk.(Das Nibelungenlied)(Book review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Anonymous Das Nibelungenlied, translated by Burton Raffel...on which it was based. Yet Das Nibelungenlied is a remarkable work of art in...Like the Iliad and Odyssey, Das Nibelungenlied had a long and obscure prehistory...
Der Zorn der Nibelungen: Rivalität und Rache im "Nibelungenlied."
Magazine article from: German Quarterly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Nibelungen: Rivalitt und Rache im "Nibelungenlied." Cologne: Bhlau, 2005. 267pp...eine wissenschaftliche Studie ber das Nibelungenlied (NL), hier die in den Druck gebrachte...moderne Forschung darauf geeinigt, das Nibelungenlied als etwas "Nicht-Deutbare[s...
Mannes manheit, vrouwen meister. Männliche Sozialisation und Formen der Gewalt gegen Frauen im Nibelungenlied und in Wolframs von Eschenbach
Magazine article from: German Quarterly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Formen der Gewalt gegen Frauen im Nibelungenlied und in Wolframs von Eschenbach Parzival...insights to present his own case for the Nibelungenlied and Parzival. Scheuble employs the...The discursive practices in the Nibelungenlied and Wolfram's Parzival are approached...
Blood vengeance and the depiction of women in La leyenda de los siete infantes de Lara, The Nibelungenlied and Njal's Saga.
Magazine article from: Journal of International Women's Studies; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...de los siete infantes de Lara, The Nibelungenlied and Njal's Saga the role of women...de los siete infantes de Lara, The Nibelungenlied, Njal's Saga Introduction Despite...of the Seven Infantes of Lara) The Nibelungenlied and Njal's Saga is markedly different...