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Kriemhild: see Nibelungen Nibelungenlied (–lēt') [song of the Nibelungen] is a long Middle High German epic by a south German poet of the early 13th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . Kriemhildor GudrunIn the Nibelungenlied, the gentle princess courted by Siegfried. Her grief at Siegfried's death transforms her into a “she-devil”; she exacts revenge by marrying Attila the Hun and killing her brother (who ordered Siegfried's death). She herself is also killed. In Norse legend, as Gudrun, she appears in tales of revenge. Kriemhild's story may have originated in confusion over events in the life of the historical Attila. Kriemhild Burgundian princess’s beauty known throughout Europe. [Ger. Lit.: Nibelungenlied] See : Beauty, Feminine How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Alan Davidson's The Oxford Companion to Food and Kenneth E Kiple and Kriemhild Cornee Omelas' The Cambridge World History of Food share some similarities but are products of different traditions and will ultimately find different audiences. Kiple and Kriemhild Conee Ornelas have included contributions of 224 experts from 15 countries in fields from agronomy to zoology. Diseases brought by Europeans devastated these native populations, but a piece by Kenneth Kiple and Kriemhild Omelas finds that among the Caribs the killers may not have been European, but African pathogens. |
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