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Siegfried (sēg`frēd) or Sigurd (sĭg`ərd), great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic epics, recounts his killing of the dragon Fafnir, his marriage to Gudrun (or Kriemhild), his love and betrayal of Brunhild, and his tragic death. See Niebelungenlied under Nibelungen Nibelungen or Nibelungs, in Germanic myth and literature, an evil family possessing a magic hoard of gold. The hoard is accursed. The
Nibelungenlied ..... Click the link for more information. . Siegfriedor SigurdHero of German and Old Norse mythology noted for his outstanding strength and courage. He is one of the heroes of the Poetic Edda and the Nibelungenlied, and he figures in many different, sometimes inconsistent, legends. In the earliest stories, Siegfried is presented as a boy of noble lineage who grew up without parental care, but other accounts provide elaborate detail of a courtly upbringing. One legend tells of his battle with a dragon, and another of his acquiring treasure. He also plays a part in the story of Brunhild, in which he meets his death. He is the hero of Richard Wagner's operatic tetralogy The Ring of the Nibelung. See also Kriemhild. Siegfried disguised as Gunther, steals gold ring from Brunhild. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Götterdämmerung, Westerman, 244] See : Disguise Siegfried killed many great heroes, won the fabulous hoard of the Nibelungs, and was made invisible by the blood of a dragon he had slain. [Ger. Myth.: Nibelungenlied in Magill I, 653] See : Heroism Siegfried killed many enemies; led many troops to victory. [Ger. Lit. Nibelungenlied] See : Militarism Siegfried vulnerable in only one spot on his back. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Götterdämmerung, Westerman, 245] See : Vulnerability Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | An unidentified gunman shot Nestor Bulahan at a bus terminal in Parang town, Maguindanao province, on Thursday morning, regional police spokesman Superintendent Sigfried Ramos told AFP. Opera's "Die Walkure" triumphs in the end, as the stage bursts into a conflagration of "magic fire" leaving the slumbering Brunnhilde to await the coming of Sigfried in part three, to be continued next season. In the book The Visual Arts Today, he assembled essays by Margaret Mead in anthropology, Paul Weiss in biology, Sigfried Giedion of Harvard University's School of Design, Andreas Speiser in math, Walter Gropius in architecture, and Albert Camus in literature; these are few of the individuals whose influence he relied on for his educational perspectives. |
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SIGDOC SiGe SiGe Sigebert I Sigebert I of Austrasia SIGECAPS SIGECO SIGECOM sigeh Sigel, Franz SIGEO Siger de Brabant Siger of Brabant Sigerist, Henry Ernest Sigerius of Brabant Sigeru Yosida Sigerus of Brabant Sigesbeckia orientalis Siget, Baranya SIGEX SIGFA SIGFIDET Sigfig Sigfig Sigfigs Sigfrid Sigfrid Sigfried SIGGSiggaard-Andersen nomogram Sigged Sigged Sigged SIGGEN Sigger Siggiewi SIGGRAPH SIGGRAPH SIGGROUP Siggy sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh about sigh for sigh for SIGH-A Sigh-born SIGH-D SIGH-SAD Sighasana Sighasana SIGHCI sighed sighed sighed | |||||||
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