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    Family Tree of Norse Deities and Giants Houses of the Northern Kingdoms Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings) House of Halfdan-Hrolf The Nibelungs Thidrekssaga Beowulf and the Scyldings Kudrun
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Kudrun

The genealogy above comes from a Middle High German poem, written in the 13th century, titled Gudrun Lied or Kudrun. The poem was named after the heroine Kudrun or Gudrun, but is not to be confused with the heroine of the Icelandic sagas (Gudrun in Volsunga Saga and the Eddas).

You will find the tale in a page called.... Kudrun. Of course!

Kudrun was the daughter of Hetel, king of Denmark, and Hilde the daughter of Hagen of Ireland. Her father's family was known as the Hegelings.

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  • • Houses of the Northern Kingdoms
  • • Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)
  • • House of Halfdan-Hrolf
  • • The Nibelungs
  • • Thidrekssaga
  • • Beowulf and the Scyldings
  • • Kudrun
Kudrun

Kudrun

Kudrun or Gudrun Lied was arguably the second greatest German epic in the Middle Ages, after the Nibelungenlied. It was written in Middle High German verse, probably between 1220 and 1250. The first part of the story is concerned with Hagen, the g...

June 13th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)

Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)

Wife of the hero Sigurd. Gudrun was the daughter of Giuki and Grimhild. She was the sister of Gunnar, Hogni and Guttorm. In the first lay of Gudrun (Gudrunarkvida I), when Gudrun mourned for Sigurd, she had a sister named Gullrond. But in Snorri S...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Kriemhild

Kriemhild

Krimehild was the wife of Siegfried (Sigurd) and Etzel (Atli). Kriemhild (Grimhild or Gudrun) was the beautiful daughter of King Dancrat (Guiki) of Burgundy and Uote (Grimhild). She was the sister of Gunther, Gernot and Giselher. (In the Volsunga ...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Brunhild

Brunhild

Brunhild (Brynhild) was the warrior-queen of Iceland. Brunhild dwelt in the fortress called Isenstein. Brunhild was a queen of superhuman strength. Her strength came from her maidenhood. If she were to lose her virginity, then she would lose her s...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied (the "Song of the Nibelungs") was a heroic epic poem written in Middle High German, most likely in Austria, during the early 13th century. The Nibelungenlied was another version of the Nibelungen cycle that was different from th...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Gunther

Gunther

In the Nibelungenlied, Gunther (Gunnar) was the son of Dancrat and Uote (Uta). However, in Waltharius, Gunther was a son of Gibicho, instead of Dancrat. Gunther ruled as the king of Burgundy with his two brothers, Gernot and Giselher. Gunther was ...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Kriemhild's Revenge

Kriemhild's Revenge

Wooing of Kriemhild Invitation to a Festival The Nibelungs in Pochlarn Battle in the Hall The Nibelungs' Last StandWooing of Kriemhild Thirteen years after Siegfried's death, Etzel (Atli or Attila), the king of the Huns or of Hungary, became a wid...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Diu Krône

Diu Krône

The German author, Heinrich von dem Türlin, had written Diu Krône or "The Crown" in the early 13th century. It was the only tale that had the Grail quest where the hero was Gawain, not Perceval or Galahad. However, Diu Krône was not just about the...

December 16th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
German Heroes

German Heroes

Characters of the Nibelungenlied Other German CharactersCharacters of the Nibelungenlied For Alberich, see Dwarves. For Hiltgunt, see Waltharius. For Sieglind, see Hjordis. For Walther, see Waltharius.Genealogy The Nibelungs ThiðrekssagaOther Germ...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Herrat (Herrað)

Herrat (Herrað)

The niece of Helche (Erka). Herrat or Herad was the daughter of Nantwin and betrothed to the hero Dietrich. Kriemhild (Grimhild), second wife of Etzel (Attila), used her to start a conflict between the Huns and her brothers, the Nibelungs (Burgund...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
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