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Brunhild
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 in combat and wins for his brother-in-law, Gunther. Hating Siegfried, Brunhild contrives his death at the hands of Gunther's henchman, Hagen. In the Icelandic version of the story, the Volsungasaga, as Brynhild, she is the chief of the Valkyries. Sigurd (Siegfried) saves her from an enchanted stronghold, and the two fall in love. Later, Gudrun makes him forget Brynhild by means of a magic potion and takes him as her husband; Sigurd then wins Brynhild for Gunnar (Gunther). After bringing about Sigurd's death, Brynhild destroys herself on his funeral pyre. Wagner in his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelungs, in which she is Brünnehilde, makes her a Valkyrie who defies her father, the god Wotan (see Woden ), to help the lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde. Wotan places her sleeping on a mountaintop surrounded by fire, from which she is rescued by Siegfried. He is made by magic to forget her, and for his unfaithfulness she brings about his death, her own death on his pyre, and the burning of Valhalla. |
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"Brunhild." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brunhild." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brunhild.html "Brunhild." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brunhild.html |
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Brunhild
Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied, the wife of Gunther, who instigated the murder of Siegfried. In the Norse versions she is Brynhild, a Valkyrie whom Sigurd (the counterpart of Siegfried) wins by penetrating the wall of fire behind which she lies in an enchanted sleep; his death comes about because he is later tricked into forgetting her and marrying the Nibelung princess Gudrun.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brunhild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brunhild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Brunhild.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Brunhild." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Brunhild.html |
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Brünhild
Brünhild ♀ Germanic: from brun ‘armour’ + hild battle’, name of a Valkyrie.
Also: Brünhilde. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brünhild." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brünhild." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brnhild.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brünhild." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brnhild.html |
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Brunhild
Brunhild, see Brynhild.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brunhild." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brunhild." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Brunhild.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Brunhild." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Brunhild.html |
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Brunhild
Brunhild
•Schwarzwald • Buchenwald
•beheld, eld, geld, held, meld, self-propelled, upheld, weld, withheld
•Ziegfeld • unparalleled • spot-weld
•unscaled
•afield, field, midfield, misfield, shield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield
•backfield • battlefield • Mansfield
•Garfield • Sheffield • Lee-Enfield
•airfield • Wakefield • Masefield
•Greenfield • Lichfield • brickfield
•Springfield • Smithfield • minefield
•cornfield • brownfield • outfield
•snowfield
•coalfield, goldfield, Sutton Coldfield
•oilfield • Bloomfield • Nuffield
•upfield • Huddersfield • Sellafield
•chesterfield • windshield
•gumshield
•build, deskilled, gild, guild, self-willed, sild, unfilled, unfulfilled, unskilled, untilled, upbuild
•Brunhild • Roskilde
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"Brunhild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brunhild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Brunhild.html "Brunhild." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Brunhild.html |
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