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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
Runkelstein Castle outside Bozen in South Tirol was decorated with frescoes depicting courtly and heroic figures, around 1400. The decorations include depictions of triads of figures, among them the heroes Dietrich, Siegfried, and Dietleib von Steiermark, as well as three giants and three giantesses labeled with names from heroic epics.
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 ...
Possibly a historical figure from around the Baltic Sea, 4th century. [32] Participle from a verb akin to OHG hurren ("to move quickly"), akin to OE heorr and ON hjarri, both meaning "door hinge'. The German form possibly influenced by MHG hôren ("to hear"). [200] Scop or minstrel of Heoden. He is sent by his lord to woe Hildr, whom he abducts ...
[223] [224] Hunlaf was a well-known hero in Anglo-Saxon legends, as is shown by the mentioning of him among the other Germanic heroes Wudga, Hama, Hrothulf, Hengest and Horsa, in the manuscript MS Cotton Vesp D. IV. (fol 139 b). [224] Finnsburg Fragment, Beowulf: Skjöldunga saga: Hunolt Middle High German: Hûnolt
After this Hött is called Hjalti. Bödvar serves king Hrólfr until he falls together with him in battle. An almost identical account of the hero killing a beast that terrorizes the Danish court appears in Gesta Danorum, both being based on the heroic poem Bjarkamál. [93] Possibly the same figure as Beowulf. [39]
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 ...