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Hrólfr takes the ring and escapes. [24] The Prose Edda relates that the ring had been passed down through generations, which would make it an old heirloom in the sixth century. Such "boar rings" have been found in Sweden from the fourth c., and most of them in Gotland and Uppland. [59] Tyrfing: Old Norse: Tyrfingr
The 9th c. Rök runestone lists names of Germanic heroes and events, but the significance of most of them is nowadays lost. The figures in the lists below are listed either by the name of their article on Wikipedia or, if there is no article, according to the name by which they are most commonly attested.
Most Middle High German heroic poems include Danish heroes, and in the Nibelungenlied a distinction seems to be made between Tenenmark (a march of the Holy Roman Empire between the rivers Schlei and Eider inhabited by Danes) and Tenenlant (a separate kingdom). [67] Drecanflis Old Norse: Drecanflis
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 ...
Elden Ring [b] is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin . It was published for PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X/S on February 25 in Japan by FromSoftware and internationally ...
Middle High German: Rüedigêr von Bechelâren, Old Norse: Roðingeirr af Bakalar: Possibly Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar , whose name has the same etymology and who was also an exile. [81] "Famous spear", first element PGmc *hrōþi-("fame"). [82] Second element Middle High German gêr ("spear"). [83] See Hrothgar. Exile and vassal of Attila.
Middle High German: Baltram von Bulgarîe: See Baltram 1: In Wolfdietrich A and k, the brother-in-law of Berchtung. He defends Berchtung against the accusation that he has murdered the infant Wolfdietrich. [6] Wolfdietrich: Bauge Middle High German: Bouge: The name comes from PGmc *bauga ("bracelet, armlet, ring"). [7]
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