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The 9th c. Rök runestone lists names of Germanic heroes and events, but the significance of most of them is nowadays lost. The figures in the lists below are listed either by the name of their article on Wikipedia or, if there is no article, according to the name by which they are most commonly attested.
Heroes in these legends often display a heroic ethos emphasizing honor, glory, and loyalty above other concerns. Like Germanic mythology, heroic legend is a genre of Germanic folklore. Heroic legends are attested in Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Scandinavia, and medieval Germany.
Middle High German: Antzîus or Middle High German: Anzigus: He shares his name with Ansegisel (died c. 672), father of Pippin II. [172] The first element in the name is probably PGmc *ans-("god"). The name of the Frankish Ansegisel was altered to more closely resemble Anchises. [172] The father of Hugdietrich and king of Greece. [146]
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was a key element of Germanic paganism .
Heroic legends of Germany. Pages in category "German heroic legends" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Teutonic Mythology: Translated from the Fourth Edition with Notes and Appendix by James Stallybrass. Volume IV. London: George Bell and Sons. Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0; Nordisk Familjebok (1916). Available online: North, Richard (1997).
Middle High German: Mâl: Probably from MHG mâl ("decoration, ornament"), commonly used of ornaments on weapons. [41] Wolfhart's sword in Rosengarten zu Worms F. [41] Mimming Old English: Mimming, Middle High German: Mimminc, Old Norse: Mimungr: Possibly from PGmc *min-("to remember"). The short vowel makes an association with Mimir unlikely. [42]
Most Middle High German heroic poems include Danish heroes, and in the Nibelungenlied a distinction seems to be made between Tenenmark (a march of the Holy Roman Empire between the rivers Schlei and Eider inhabited by Danes) and Tenenlant (a separate kingdom). [67] Drecanflis Old Norse: Drecanflis