Nibelung
any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
the followers of Siegfried.
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How to use Nibelung in a sentence
Such was the impression produced upon Tchaikovsky by the Nibelungen.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskySiegfried, the hero of the Nibelungen Lied, dwells in the mountain fastness of Geroldseck.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandHad studied the Nibelungen saga and sketched the plan of the whole gigantic work much as it now stands.
Richard Wagner | John F. RuncimanHis Hernani was as great a shock to the established precedents of the stage, as was Wagners Nibelungen.
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works | Edward Baxter PerryThere is assuredly a considerable likeness between the Finn story and the Nibelungen story: this has been noted often enough.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for Nibelung
/ (ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ) /
any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried
one of Siegfried's companions or followers
(in the Nibelungenlied) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy
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