Gudrun and Sigurd

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Norse Mythology

In Norse mythology, Gudrun, who is called Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied, was the sister of Gunnar. She was also one of the valkyries. Gudrun fell in love with Sigurd, who didn't care for her, because he was in love with the valkyrie Brynhild, to whom he gave the ring Andvarinaut. Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem in Middle High German. ... ΑÖÖÖÜđiÔ:For the character of the sitcom Friends see here. ... The Valkyries Vigil, by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Robert Hughes. ... Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr, German: Siegfried) was a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. ... The Valkyries Vigil, by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Robert Hughes. ... In Norse mythology, Brünnehilde was a shieldmaiden and a Valkyrie. ... In Norse mythology, Andvarinaut was a magical ring, first owned by Andvari. ...

Her brother Gunnar, however, decided to marry Brynhildr, but this was impossible because Brynhild swore, knowing that only Sigurd could do so, that she would only marry the man that could defeat her in a fair fight. Brynhild had a magic belt which was responsible for the fact that she was stronger than any man. Sigurd and Brynhilds funeral In Norse mythology, Brynhildr (German: Brünnehilde) was a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie. ...

In another version, Brynhild is imprisoned inside a ring of fire as a punishment by Odin. Sigurd has already gone through the fire once and promised his marriage to Brynhild, but he is cursed by Andvarinaut and bewitched, switches bodies with Gunnar for a little while. In the guise of Gunnar, he rides through the fire and Brynhild is forced to marry Gunnar. For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ...

Gudrun's mother Grimhild, who is called Ute in the Nibelungenlied, gave her a love-potion and Sigurd forgot his love for Brynhild. Gunnar allowed a marriage between Gudrun and Sigurd under the condition, that Sigurd would win the hand of Brynhild for him. Sigurd succeeded in doing so; taking the shape of Gunnar, he took Andvarinaut from Brynhild and gave it to Gudrun as his morning gift. Both Queens, Gudrun and Brynhild, were married on the same day. This article should be merged with Kriemhild In Norse mythology, Grimhild was the witch who cast a spell on Sigurd making him leave his wife, Brünnehilde, for Gudrun. ... The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem in Middle High German. ... Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr, German: Siegfried) was a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. ... In Norse mythology, Andvarinaut was a magical ring, first owned by Andvari. ...

After the death of Sigurd, Gudrun married the king Atle (loosely based on Attila the Hun), who is in the northern version responsible for the death of her whole family, who did inherit the name Völsunge/Niebelungen from the gold. The queen took revenge for her family by killing the children she had with the king and serving them as dinner to him at a feast in his hall. Later, when he was solidly drunk, she broke the news to him: Attila the Hun (405–453), also sometimes known with the nickname as Attila the Scourge of God (Flagellum Dei) or simply Attila, was the most powerful king of the Huns. ... Illustration by Alan Lee In Norse mythology, Volsung was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir and avenged by one of his sons, Sigmund. ...

Kriemhild and Gunther, Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1807

She then set fire to the hall of Attila, thus killing him along with and all of his men. Subsequently, she tried to drown herself by jumping into the sea with an armful of stones, but the waves found her revenge fitting, and instead carried her to Sweden, where she married another king, Jónakr, with whom she had three sons Hamdir, Sörli and Erp. Atlakviða (The Lay of Atli) is a heroic lay from the Poetic Edda. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2612, 469 KB) Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Johann Heinrich Füssli File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2612, 469 KB) Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Johann Heinrich Füssli File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fuseli talking to Johann Jakob Bodmer, 1778-1781. ... Hamdir, Sörli and Erp (ice. ... Hamdir, Sörli and Erp (ice. ... ERP may stand for: Effective radiated power, used in radio communications Peoples Revolutionary Army (Argentina) (Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo) Electronic Road Pricing, toll-collection scheme in Singapore Enterprise resource planning Estonian Reform Party European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan Event-related potential, a method used...

Svanhild, her daughter by Sigurd, was wooed by Ermanaric, but was accused wrongly of adultery and was killed by her husband. Svanhild was the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun in the Volsung Cycle. ... The green area is the traditional extent of Götaland and the dark pink area is the island of Gotland. ...

Then her three sons were killed when they avenged Svanhild (see Jonakr's sons). Svanhild was the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun in the Volsung Cycle. ... Hamdir, Sörli and Erp (ice. ...

In the southern version Gudrun, here Kriemhild, kills her brothers to get the Niebelungen-gold back, for this she is killed by Dietrich von Bern. Dietrich von Bern is a figure from German medieval legend, based on Theodoric the Great, the historical king of the Ostrogoths. ...

A south German/Austrian epic called Kudrun or Gudrun also has a principle female character called Gudrun but her story is quite different. Kudrun (sometimes known as Gudrun Lied), is a Middle High German epic, written probably in the early years of the 13th century, not long after the Nibelungenlied, the influence of which may be traced upon it. ...

Some scholars see the Queen Brunhilda, wife to the Frankish King Sigibert I, and Hildico, last wife to Attila as influences on the character of Kriemhild and Fosse. Brunhilda (in German) or Brunehaut (in French) (534-613) was a Frankish queen who ruled the East Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... The assassination of Sigebert by Jean Fouquet, from the fourteenth century Grandes Chroniques de France. ... For other uses, see Attila (disambiguation). ...

Popular Culture

• In the 2005 TV epic Ring of the Nibelungs, American actress Alicia Witt played Kriemhild in an adaptation of the Niebelungenlied saga.