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In Norse mythology, Grimhild or Grímhildr ("masked battle" [1] [2]) was a beautiful but evil sorceress who was married to king Gjúki of Burgundy in the Völsunga saga where she is the mother of three sons, Gunnar, Hǫgni and Guthormr, and a daughter, Gudrun.
The Burgundians chronicles the history of the rise and fall of the Valois-Burgundy dynasty, starting with its founder Philip the Bold and ending with Charles the Bold.The book describes the dynasty's political intrigue, military campaigns, marriages and alliances, and the cultural and artistic bloom which they encouraged in the Burgundian State that stretched to parts of what is now France ...
Seven years later Grimhild convinces Atli to invite the Burgundians (called Niflungs) to visit her by mentioning the hoard of the Nibelungen which her brothers had stolen from her. Atli is seized by greed for the hoard and agrees. Once the Burgundians arrive, Grimhild demands the hoard from them, but Högni replies that it was left behind.
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as Queen of West Franks: 6 October 869 Charles the Bald: Richilde of Provence: Bivin of Gorze - 870 as Queen of West Franks, Queen of Italy, and Holy Roman Empress: 6 October 877 husband's death: 2 June 910 Adelaide of Paris: Adalard of Paris - February 875 6 October 877 as Queen of West Franks: 10 April 879 husband's death: 10 November 901
Grimhild says the original runes have been shaven off the tablet but may still be read. The original message from Gudrun was a warning of danger. Gunnar says he will not be coming to the feast in Hunland. Amused, Vingi responds that, as Grimhild clearly rules the Niflung kingdom, there is no need for Gunnar to come.
The book was brought out again in 1887 by Reeves and Turner, and in 1896 by Longman. [ 10 ] [ 34 ] In 1898, two years after Morris's death, a revised text was published by the Kelmscott Press in an edition limited to 160 paper copies and 6 vellum copies, with wood cuts by Sir Edward Burne-Jones . [ 35 ]
Fighting broke out and Siegfried slew Schilbung, Nibelung, twelve giants, and seven hundred warriors, at which point those still alive, not unreasonably, surrendered and took Siegfried as their king. In this way, Siegfried gained the Nibelung treasure, though he still had to fight the dwarf Alberich , whom he defeated and made guardian of the ...