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Upon Childebert's death, Brunhilda attempted to govern Austrasia and Burgundy in the name of her grandsons Theudebert II and Theuderic II. Theudebert became king of Austrasia, and Theuderic, king of Burgundy. [7] Though she attributed the death of Childebert to Fredegund, the latter died in 597 and the direct conflict between her and Brunhilda ...
The name Brunhild in its various forms is derived from the equivalents of Old High German brunia (armor) and hiltia (conflict). [4] The name is first attested in the sixth century, for the historical Brunhilda of Austrasia, [5] as Brunichildis.
Ingund's father Sigebert became ruler of the Frankish kingdom of Austrasia in 561 on the death of his father Chlothar I. Following the tradition of the time, it would follow that Ingund was named after her father's mother. [3] Her siblings included a sister, Chlodosind (born about 569) and a brother Childebert (born 570). [4]
Characters based on Brunhild and her depictions. She is a female character from Germanic heroic legend . She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess Brunhilda of Austrasia .
Brunhilde is a German feminine given name, derived from a combination of the Germanic word elements brun, or armor, and hild, or battle.The Valkyrie Brunhild is a heroine of Germanic heroic legend.
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In the first instance, Gudrun's quarrel with Brunhild, which results in Sigurd's death at the urging of the latter, is widely thought to have its origins in the quarrel between the two historical Frankish queens, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund, the latter of whom had Brunhild's husband Sigebert I murdered by his brother Chilperic I, her ...
For example, there is some evidence to suggest that Queen Brunhild had influenced her husband Merovech in his decision to start a revolt in Neustria. Chilperic did not suspect of an attempt to supplant the throne by Merovech until after his marriage to Brunhild, which may show that Chilperic suspected Brunhild of negatively influencing Merovech ...