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figures from the genre of minstrel epic are generally not included unless they are commonly discussed in secondary sources dealing with heroic epic in medieval Germany. gods and deities Although this list excludes Germanic deities , it includes other entities stemming from Germanic folklore that appear in the legends (such as valkyries , dwarfs ...
Appears to derive from the Russian heroic figure Ilya Muromets. [3] Uncle of Ortnit. He helps Ortnit in his question to acquire a bride from the heathen king Machorel; Ortnit is forced to prevent him from killing prisoners, women, and children after combat. In the Þiðreks saga, he is the brother of Oserich. [3] Ortnit, Þiðreks saga: Ilsan
The name Egarð is probably from the German Eckehart (see Eckehart), while the name Áki is probably from the figure of Hache. [95] Nephews of Ermanaric and cousins of Dietrich von Bern and wards of Eckehart. They are listed among Ermanaric's men in Widsith. In German sources, Ermanaric has them killed by hanging, urged on by the machinations ...
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 ...
German Attestations Tanastus Latin: Tanastus: The etymology is uncertain. [1] The first element may be related to ON dana-("Dane"), Low German dane ("swamp"), or it may be from PGmc danwō ("fir tree") or *dannio ("spruce tree"), a material from which weapons were made. [2] The eleventh warrior of Gunther killed by Walter of Aquitaine. He comes ...
Hagen kills Siegfried while the Burgundian kings Gunther, Giselher, and Gernot watch. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1847.. Germanic heroic legend (German: germanische Heldensage) is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or is set in the Migration Period (4th-6th centuries AD).
Figure Names in medieval languages Historical origin Name meaning Relationships Early and English Attestations Norse Attestations German Attestations Dag Old Norse: Dagr: The name means "day" from PGmc *daʒaz. [1] In the Eddic poem Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II, Dag was the son of Högni 3 and the brother of Sigrún and Bragi.
Figure Names in medieval languages Historical origin Name meaning Relationships Early and English Attestations Norse Attestations German Attestations Skadi Old Norse: Skaði: It was also the name goddess/giantess, so it has been suggested that the account of Skaði and Breði is based on a lost Norse myth. [208]