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 (Burgundians).
Herrat appeared in the Thidrekssaga as Herrað, niece of Erka (Helche). Like the German epic, she was betrothed to Thidrek (Dietrich), whom she later married.
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Helche was the first wife of Etzel (Attila) in the Nibelungenlied. Helche had already died and does not appear in the Nibelungenlied, though she was mentioned several times as the Good Queen. She was the aunt of Herrat. Helche was known as Erka, d...
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 ...
Dietrich von Bern (Verona) was based on the historical figure of Theodoric the Great, an Ostrogoth king who ruled Italy after Odoacer, another Ostrogoth king, who died in AD 493. Theodoric established a strong kingdom and reigned until his death i...
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...
In the Icelandic legend, Hjördís (Hjordis) was the wife of Sigmund and the mother of the hero Sigurd. Hjördís is known by various names. In the Icelandic works she was Hjördís or Hiordis the daughter of King Eylimi (though in the song of Hyndla, h...
Dietrich of Verona was a popular German hero, also known as Dietrich von Bern. Dietrich appeared in a number of medieval German heroic poems, known collectively as Dietrichsage. The Dietrichsage became entwined with Nibelungen legend, such as in t...
Rüdiger (Rudiger) was a margrave of Pochlarn. Rudiger married Gotelind, and they had a daughter who was unnamed in the epic. Gotelind was a cousin of Dietrich. In the Thiðrekssaga, he was Roðingeir of Bakalar. Rudiger was a vassal of Etzel. Rudige...
The hero Dietrich was a popular hero in German legends and literature. The collection of tales about Dietrich was known as the Dietrichsage – "Sagas of Dietrich". Here, on the Dietrich Legend page, there are not only tales about Dietrich, but I ha...
Hagen was lord of Troneck. Hagen was the son of Aldrian, and his brother was Dancwart. Hagen was also a kinsman (uncle) of Burgundian kings and Kriemhild. Hagen was renowned as a loyal vassal and henchman of Gunther (Gunnar) in the Nibelungenlied....
Helgi Hiorvardsson should not be confused with Helgi Hundingsbani, son of Sigmund and Borghild (Helgi Hundingsbani was also known as Helgi Sigmundarson). This Helgi was a son of Hiorvard and Sigrlinn. Helgi was the hero of the 2nd heroic poem of t...