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figures from the genre of minstrel epic are generally not included unless they are commonly discussed in secondary sources dealing with heroic epic in medieval Germany. Although this list excludes Germanic deities, it includes other entities stemming from Germanic folklore that appear in the legends (such as valkyries, dwarfs, giants, and jötnar).
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1847. Germanic heroic legend (German: germanische Heldensage) is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or is set in the Migration Period (4th-6th centuries AD). Stories from this time period, to which others were added later, were transmitted orally, traveled ...
One of Gunther's warriors killed by Walter of Aquitaine. [1] Waltharius: Haddingjar: Old Norse: Haddingjar: Possibly connected to the Hasdingi dynasty of the Vandals and the Heardingas of the Anglo-Saxons. Attempts have been made to connect them to the deities known as the Alcis as well. [5] The name is the plural of the Odinic hero Haddingus ...
Hildebrand 1 's brother. He was responsible for Dietrich von Bern's brother and Attila and Helche's sons when Witige killed them. In some stories, he is a warrior monk. George Gillespie writes that it's likely that he originally became a monk to escape Dietrich's wrath for the death of the princes.
Historical king of the Huns c. 406–453. [202] Probably "Little Father", diminutive of Gothic atta ("father"). [202][203] King of the Huns and a central figure of Germanic heroic legend. [202] Son of Buðli 1 (Botelung). In Norse tradition, brother of Brunhild. In German tradition brother of Bleda.
German Attestations Tanastus Latin: Tanastus: The etymology is uncertain. [1] The first element may be related to ON dana-("Dane"), Low German dane ("swamp"), or it may be from PGmc danwō ("fir tree") or *dannio ("spruce tree"), a material from which weapons were made. [2] The eleventh warrior of Gunther killed by Walter of Aquitaine. He comes ...
List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic heroic legend. The name means "object formerly belonging to Andvari". [1] A cursed magic ring in the Norse Nibelung legends. Compare "Brinnig" to MHG brennec ("burning"). [2] Freise comes from MHG vreise, vreissam ("terrible").
Ynglinga saga, Hervarar saga, Ásmundar saga kappabana, Orvar-Odd's saga and in the Saga of Olaf Haraldsson. Álfheimr (region) Old Norse: Álfheimr. In the Norse legendary sagas, the name of an area corresponding to Bohuslän, in Sweden. [9] Andvari Falls, Waterfall of Andvari. Old Norse: Andvarafors.