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The heroic legends are traditionally defined according to the geographic location that scholars believe first produced the legend: there is thus continental heroic legend from Germany and the European continent, North Germanic (Scandinavian) heroic legend, and English heroic legend originating in Anglo-Saxon England.
Middle High German: Amelunge, Old Norse: Aumlungar, Old English: Amulinga in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. [1] The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery, vigor). [1] The medieval versions add the suffix -ung indicating "belonging to". [2]
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.
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, A; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, B–C; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, F–G; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, Hi–Hy; List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O
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. In the Nibelungenlied after his marriage to Kriemhild, Attila invites the Burgundian kings to visit. Kriemhild arranges for fighting to break out, resulting in the ...
Sabene 2: Middle High German: Sabene: The name is likely taken from Sabene 1, while the role resembles Sibeche and common figures in Old French chanson de geste. [90] See Sabene 1: In some versions of Wolfdietrich, Hugdietrich's treacherous counselor. He attempts to seduce Hugdietrich's wife while he is away fighting, tries to have the infant ...
The name could ultimately be a Germanic adaptation from a Hunnish name such as Arpad. [165] Erpr and his brother Eitil were the sons of Atli and Gudrun. Attila had killed her brothers Gunnar and Högni 2, so she exacted vengeance by killing, cutting up, cooking and serving their sons for him to eat. [118] Dráp Niflunga, Atlakvíða, Hamdismál
The name is a quasi-Latinate version of the German ethnic name Wilze (the Veleti). [104] The king of the Veleti in Þiðreks saga, against whom Dietrich von Bern fights on behalf of Attila. A story in Gesta Danorum about Starkad defeating a king "Wasce" in Poland may reflect the same legend. [104]