| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide |
Brunhild
,
Brunnhilde
,
Brynhild
|
| (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried |
Nibelung
|
| (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried |
Nibelung
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| epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings |
Nibelungenlied
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| (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart |
Sigurd
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