Gernot

Gernot was the second son of Dancrat and Uote. Gernot was the co-ruler of Burgundy, sharing the kingdom with his brothers, Gunther and Giselher. Gernot was also the brother of Kriemhild. In the Norwegian epic, Thiðrek Saga, he was called Gernoz.

Gernot and his brothers befriended Siegfried when he came to their kingdom. After the war against the Saxons, it was Gernot who advised Gunther that a marriage between Siegfried and their sister would benefit their prestige and kingdom.

Gernot and Giselher protested against Hagen's plot to murder Siegfried, but they did nothing to warn the hero. After Siegfried's funeral, like Gunther, Gernot did not protect his sister from Hagen's machinations, when Hagen stole the Nibelung treasure.

Gernot joined his brothers and Hagen to visit Kriemhild in Hungary. Despite the portent of doom in the visit, they went to Hungary, knowing that their sister was plotting against them. During their stop at Pochlarn, Rudiger gave Gernot a magnificent sword as a gift before they continued their journey to Hungary.

Gernot and his brothers tried to unsuccessfully end the fighting between Hagen and the Hunnish warriors, but when they saw that the Hunnish knights might overwhelm their warriors, they set about rescuing Hagen and the Burgundians.

Gernot and Rudiger killed one another on the last day of fighting. Rudiger was killed by the sword that he had given Gernot as a gift before their departure from Pochlarn to Hungary.