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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
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 ...
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).
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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]