KRIEMHILD

Meaning of KRIEMHILD in English

/kreem"hilt/ , n. (in the Nibelungenlied )

the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther. Cf. Gudrun .

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KRIEMHILD — or Gudrun In the Nibelungenlied , the gentle princess courted by Siegfried . Her grief at Siegfried's death transforms her …
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KRIEMHILD — in Germanic heroic legend, sister of the Burgundian kings Gunther, Gernot, and Giselher. In Norse legend she is called Gudrun, …
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KRIEMHILD — or Gudrun In the Nibelungenlied , the gentle princess courted by Siegfried . Her grief at Siegfried's death transforms her …
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SIEGFRIED — or Sigurd Hero of German and Old Norse mythology noted for his outstanding strength and courage. He is one of …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German; " Song of the Nibelungs ") Middle High German epic poem written с 1200 by an unknown poet from …
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SIEGFRIED — /sig"freed, seeg"-/ ; Ger. /zeek"frddeet/ , n. 1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the son of Sigmund and Sieglinde and the …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — /nee"beuh loong'euhn leet'/ , n. a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling …
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GUNTHER — /gun"theuhr/ for 1, 3; /goon"teuhr/ for 2 , n. 1. John , born 1901, U.S. journalist and author. 2. (in …
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GUDRUN — /good"roohn/ , n. (in the Volsunga Saga ) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs. Cf. Kriemhild . [ …
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ETZEL — /et"seuhl/ , n. Germanic Legend. Attila: represented in the Nibelungenlied as the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German: Song of the Nibelungs), Middle High German epic poem written about 1200 by an unknown Austrian from the Danube …
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HEBBEL, (CHRISTIAN) FRIEDRICH — born March 18, 1813, Wesselburen, Schleswig-Holstein died Dec. 13, 1863, Vienna poet and dramatist who added a new psychological dimension …
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HAGEN — city, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany, south of Dortmund, at the confluence of the Ennepe and Volme rivers just …
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GUNTHER — also called Gundicar, Gundicarius, Gunnar, Gundahar, or Guntharius Burgundian king (died 437) who was the hero of medieval legends. The …
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GUDRUN — heroine of several Old Norse legends whose principal theme is revenge. She is the sister of Gunnar and wife of …
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ATLI, LAY OF — Norse Atlakvida heroic poem in the Norse Poetic Edda (see Edda), an older variant of the tale of slaughter and …
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SIEGFRIED — n. or Sigurd Hero of German and Old Norse mythology noted for his outstanding strength and courage. He is one …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — n. (German; " Song of the Nibelungs ") Middle High German epic poem written 0441; 1200 by an unknown poet …
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