Brunhild

[ broon-hilt, -hild, broon- ]

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noun

a queen of Isenland and the bride of Gunther, for whom she was won by Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Scandinavian legends.

Brunhild

/ -hɪlt; ˈbrʊnhɪld; brynˈhɪldə /

(in the Nibelungenlied ) a legendary queen won for King Gunther by the magic of Siegfried: corresponds to Brynhild in Norse mythology

But we see at once that the figure of Brunhild has here lost much of its original significance.

The Frankish queen Brunhild was put to death in a similar way in the year 613.

He told the King how Brunhild would challenge him to three contests, or games, as she would call them.

"We will go to welcome the fleet," said Brunhild, and together they met the brave Nibelung army and lodged them in Isenland.

Gunther asks for Brunhild, Etzel for Kriemhild without ever having seen one another.

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