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Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild (Old Norse: Brynhildr [ˈbrynˌhildz̠], Middle High German: Brünhilt, Modern German: Brünhild or Brünhilde), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
Brunhild, a figure in Germanic heroic legend; Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543–613), ... Broomhilda Von Shaft, a character in the 2012 film Django Unchained;
The sword breaks while Beowulf fights the dragon at the end of the epic. [46] Refil Old Norse: Refill: Perhaps meaning "grater" or "strip". [47] A sword belonging to Regin in Skáldskaparmál. [48] He owns it just before Fafnir turns into a dragon, and flees with it. [48] Rose Middle High German: Rôse: MHG rôse ("rose"), indicating "the most ...
In the German versions, Siegfried bathes in the dragon's blood, developing a skin that is as hard as horn (Middle High German hürnen). [ 143 ] [ 144 ] In the continental sources, Sigurd's winning of the hoard of the Nibelungen and slaying of the dragon are two separate events; the Thidrekssaga does not even mention Sigurd's acquiring the hoard ...
His belief in the role of folklore in ethnic nationalism – a folklore of Germany as a nation rather than of disunited German-speaking peoples – inspired the Brothers Grimm, Goethe and others. For instance, folklore elements, such as the Rhine Maidens and the Grimms' The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear , formed part of the source ...
Title page of the first edition. Deutsche Sagen ("German Legends") is a publication by the Brothers Grimm, appearing in two volumes in 1816 and 1818.The collection includes 579 short summaries of German folk tales and legends (where "German" refers not just to German-speaking Europe generally but includes early Germanic history as well).
The name means "dark blue" and may be a borrowing of Old English bleoh. [83] She was the daughter of the English king Ælla and married Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye with whom she had son Horda-Knut, [80] and his twin sister Aslaug 2. [84] Ragnarssona þáttr: Bleda: Middle High German: Blœdel(în), Old Norse: Bloðlin: Bleda, brother of Attila ...
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories.