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∙ 13y agoALBERICH: A dwarf; Lord High Treasurer of the Nibelung dynasty and then to Siegfried, who took the treasure and wrested the cloak of invisibility from Alberich.
ALDRIAN: father of Hagen and Dancwert.
AMELUNG: dynastic name of Dietrich's family, applied collectively to his vassals.
ASTOLT: a lord of Melk (Molk)
BALMUNG : Siegfried's sword; stolen from him by Hagen, who is slain with it by Kriemhild. Listed here because in heroic poetry swords are persons.
BLOEDELIN : (Blodelin) brother of Etzel, slain by Dancwert.
BOTELUNG : (Budli) father of Etzel.
BRUNHILD : (Brynhild, Brunild) Queen of Iceland; married to Gunther.
DANCRAT : father of Gunther, husband of Uote
DANCWART: younger brother of Hagen; vassal of Burgundian kings, more particularly of Giselher. Slain by Helpfrich
DIETRICH: (Thidrek) Theoderic the Great, the favorite hero of Upper Germany. Lord of the Amelungs; lives in exile at Etzel's court, engaged to Herrat.
ECKEWART :(Ekkivard) Burgundian Margrave; accompanies Kriemhild to the Netherlands and then to Hungary; found sleeping on Rudiger's frontier by Hagen. Considered by some to have been conflated from two different characters of the same name.
ELSE : (Elsung) Lord of the Marches on the southern, Bavarian bank of the Danube; brother of Gelpfrat
ETZEL: (Atli, Attila) Attila, king of the Huns; son of Botelung, husband of Helche, then of Kriemhild
GELPFRAT : Bavarian Margrave, brother of Else
GERBART : a vassal of Dietrich
GERE: Margrave, and kinsman of the Bavarian kings
GERNOT: (Gernoz) the second-eldest co-king of Germany; slain by Rudiger, whom he slays.
GIBECH: a tributary king under Etzel. (Otherwise in heroic tradition of Germany and Scandinavia father of Gunther. Norse Gjuki. Replaced by Dancrat in this poem.
GISELHER: (Gisler, Gilser) the youngest of the three co-kings of Burgundy. Legally married to Rudiger's unnamed daughter, but owing his failure to return from Hungary neither consummates the marriage nor takes her home.
GOTELIND: (Gudalinda) wife of Rudiger.
GUNTHER: (Gunnar) 1. son of Dancrat and Uote; senior king of Burgundy; brother of Gernot, Giselher, and Kriemhild; marries Brunhild; connives murder of Siegfried; beheaded in bonds by Kriemhild.
2. son of Kriemhild and Siegfried
HADEBURG: a Danubian water-sprite; prophesies to Hagen
HAGEN: (Hogni) eldest son of Aldrian; brother of Dancwart; kinsmen and vassal of the Burgundian kings; lord of Troneck; former hostage at Etzel's court; murders Siegfried; slain in bonds by Kriemhild
HAWART: Danish prince lving in exile at Etzel's court; overlord of Iring; slain by Hagen
HELCHE: (Erka) Etzel's first queen; maternal aunt of Herrat
HELMNOT: a vassal of Dietrich
HELPFRICH: a vassal of Dietrich; slays Dancwart
HERRAT: (Herrad) daughter of Nantwin; maternal niece of Helche; betrothed to Dietrich
HILDEBRAND: Dietrich's tutor and Master-at-Arms; maternal uncle of Wolfhar; slays Kriemhild
HILDEGUND: The beloved of Walther of Spain
HORNBOGE: a vassal of Etzel
HUNOLD: Lord Chamberlain of Burgundy
IRING: vassal of Hawart; slain by Hagen
IRNFRIED: Landgrave of Thuringia; lives in exile with Etzel; slain by Volker
KRIEMHILD: (Gudrun in Norse tradition, also Grimhild) daughter of Dancrat and Uote; sister to Gunther, Gernot and Giselher; wife of Siegfried and then Etzel; mother of Gunther by Siegfried; mother of Ortlieb by Etzel; slays Hagen with her own hands; slain by Hildebrand
LIUDEGAST: King of Denmark; brother of Liudeger; makes war on Burgundy and is captured by Siegfried.
LIUDEGER: King of Saxony; brother of Liudegast; captured with his brother
NANTWIN: father of Herrat
NIBELUNG: 1. lord of Nibelungland; father of Kings Schilbung and Nibelung, to whom he bequeathed his treasure
2. King of Nibelungland; son of the foregoing; brother of Schilibung; slain by Siegfried over the treasure
NUODUNG: (Naudung) kinsman of Gotelind; slain by Witege in another epic; Hagen is given his shield; his bride is promised to Bloedelin by Kriemhild as a lure to battle
ORTLIEB : (Aldrian) son of Kriemhild and Etzel; about 6 years of age when slain by Hagen.
ORTWIN : Lord High Steward of Burgundy and lord of Metz; maternal nephew of Hagen
PILGRIM: Bishop of Passau; brother of Uote, maternal uncle of Kriemhild and the Burgundian kings
RAMUNG : Duke of Wallacia and vassal of Etzel
RITSCHART : a vassalof Dietrich
RUDIGER : (Rodengeir) Margrave, and lord of Pochlarn; vassal of Etzel; husband of Gotelind; becomes father-in-law of Giselher; slain by Gernot as he slays him
RUMOLD : Lord of the Kitchen in Burgundy; appointed regent when his lords leave for Hungary
SCHILIBUNG : a king of Nibelungland; son of Nibelung; slain by Siegfried over the Nibelung treasure
SCHRUTAN : vassal of Etzel
SIEGFRIED : (Sigurd) son of Siegmund and Sieglind; lord of the Netherlands, Norway, and he Nibelungland; marries Kriemhild; murdered by Hagen; avenged by Kriemhild
SIEGLIND : 1. (Sisibe) Siegmund's queen; mother of Siegfried
2. a water-sprite questioned by Hagen
SIEGMUND: King of the Netherlands; husband of Sieglind; father of Siegfried
SINDOLD : Cup-bearer of Burgundy
SWEMMEL : minstrel to Etzel; with Werbel, envoy to Worms
UOTE : (Oda) dowager queen of Burgundy; widow of Dancrat; mother of Gunther, Gernot, Giselher, and Kriemhild; sisterof Bishop Pilgrim of Passau
VOLKER: (Folkher) lord of the Alzei and vassal of the Burgundian kings; gentleman-musician with the sobriquets of "The Fiddler" and "The Minstrel"; Hagen's chosen comrade in arms; slain by Hildebrand
WALTHER : of Spain; hero of the epic Waltharius; former hostage of Etzel, from whom he escaped with his beloved Hildegund; waylaid in the Vosges by Gunther and his vassals, with Hagen refusing to fight him as an old comrade at arms, until forced by circumstances to do so.
WERBEL : minstrel to Etzel; with Swemmel, envoy to Worms
WASKE: Iring's sword
WICHART: a vassal of Dietrich
WITEGE: (Vidga) a famous hero of the Dietrich cycle; slayer of Nuodung
WOLFHART: maternal uncle of HIldebrand; vassal of Dietrich; slain by Giselher slaying him
WOLFBRAND : a vassal of Dietrich
WOLFWIN: a vassal of DietrichALBERICH: A dwarf; Lord High Treasurer of the Nibelung dynasty and then to Siegfried, who took the treasure and wrested the cloak of invisibility from Alberich.
ALDRIAN: father of Hagen and Dancwert.
AMELUNG: dynastic name of Dietrich's family, applied collectively to his vassals.
ASTOLT: a lord of Melk (Molk)
BALMUNG : Siegfried's sword; stolen from him by Hagen, who is slain with it by Kriemhild. Listed here because in heroic poetry swords are persons.
BLOEDELIN : (Blodelin) brother of Etzel, slain by Dancwert.
BOTELUNG : (Budli) father of Etzel.
BRUNHILD : (Brynhild, Brunild) Queen of Iceland; married to Gunther.
DANCRAT : father of Gunther, husband of Uote
DANCWART: younger brother of Hagen; vassal of Burgundian kings, more particularly of Giselher. Slain by Helpfrich
DIETRICH: (Thidrek) Theoderic the Great, the favorite hero of Upper Germany. Lord of the Amelungs; lives in exile at Etzel's court, engaged to Herrat.
ECKEWART :(Ekkivard) Burgundian Margrave; accompanies Kriemhild to the Netherlands and then to Hungary; found sleeping on Rudiger's frontier by Hagen. Considered by some to have been conflated from two different characters of the same name.
ELSE : (Elsung) Lord of the Marches on the southern, Bavarian bank of the Danube; brother of Gelpfrat
ETZEL: (Atli, Attila) Attila, king of the Huns; son of Botelung, husband of Helche, then of Kriemhild
GELPFRAT : Bavarian Margrave, brother of Else
GERBART : a vassal of Dietrich
GERE: Margrave, and kinsman of the Bavarian kings
GERNOT: (Gernoz) the second-eldest co-king of Germany; slain by Rudiger, whom he slays.
GIBECH: a tributary king under Etzel. (Otherwise in heroic tradition of Germany and Scandinavia father of Gunther. Norse Gjuki. Replaced by Dancrat in this poem.
GISELHER: (Gisler, Gilser) the youngest of the three co-kings of Burgundy. Legally married to Rudiger's unnamed daughter, but owing his failure to return from Hungary neither consummates the marriage nor takes her home.
GOTELIND: (Gudalinda) wife of Rudiger.
GUNTHER: (Gunnar) 1. son of Dancrat and Uote; senior king of Burgundy; brother of Gernot, Giselher, and Kriemhild; marries Brunhild; connives murder of Siegfried; beheaded in bonds by Kriemhild.
2. son of Kriemhild and Siegfried
HADEBURG: a Danubian water-sprite; prophesies to Hagen
HAGEN: (Hogni) eldest son of Aldrian; brother of Dancwart; kinsmen and vassal of the Burgundian kings; lord of Troneck; former hostage at Etzel's court; murders Siegfried; slain in bonds by Kriemhild
HAWART: Danish prince lving in exile at Etzel's court; overlord of Iring; slain by Hagen
HELCHE: (Erka) Etzel's first queen; maternal aunt of Herrat
HELMNOT: a vassal of Dietrich
HELPFRICH: a vassal of Dietrich; slays Dancwart
HERRAT: (Herrad) daughter of Nantwin; maternal niece of Helche; betrothed to Dietrich
HILDEBRAND: Dietrich's tutor and Master-at-Arms; maternal uncle of Wolfhar; slays Kriemhild
HILDEGUND: The beloved of Walther of Spain
HORNBOGE: a vassal of Etzel
HUNOLD: Lord Chamberlain of Burgundy
IRING: vassal of Hawart; slain by Hagen
IRNFRIED: Landgrave of Thuringia; lives in exile with Etzel; slain by Volker
KRIEMHILD: (Gudrun in Norse tradition, also Grimhild) daughter of Dancrat and Uote; sister to Gunther, Gernot and Giselher; wife of Siegfried and then Etzel; mother of Gunther by Siegfried; mother of Ortlieb by Etzel; slays Hagen with her own hands; slain by Hildebrand
LIUDEGAST: King of Denmark; brother of Liudeger; makes war on Burgundy and is captured by Siegfried.
LIUDEGER: King of Saxony; brother of Liudegast; captured with his brother
NANTWIN: father of Herrat
NIBELUNG: 1. lord of Nibelungland; father of Kings Schilbung and Nibelung, to whom he bequeathed his treasure
2. King of Nibelungland; son of the foregoing; brother of Schilibung; slain by Siegfried over the treasure
NUODUNG: (Naudung) kinsman of Gotelind; slain by Witege in another epic; Hagen is given his shield; his bride is promised to Bloedelin by Kriemhild as a lure to battle
ORTLIEB : (Aldrian) son of Kriemhild and Etzel; about 6 years of age when slain by Hagen.
ORTWIN : Lord High Steward of Burgundy and lord of Metz; maternal nephew of Hagen
PILGRIM: Bishop of Passau; brother of Uote, maternal uncle of Kriemhild and the Burgundian kings
RAMUNG : Duke of Wallacia and vassal of Etzel
RITSCHART : a vassalof Dietrich
RUDIGER : (Rodengeir) Margrave, and lord of Pochlarn; vassal of Etzel; husband of Gotelind; becomes father-in-law of Giselher; slain by Gernot as he slays him
RUMOLD : Lord of the Kitchen in Burgundy; appointed regent when his lords leave for Hungary
SCHILIBUNG : a king of Nibelungland; son of Nibelung; slain by Siegfried over the Nibelung treasure
SCHRUTAN : vassal of Etzel
SIEGFRIED : (Sigurd) son of Siegmund and Sieglind; lord of the Netherlands, Norway, and he Nibelungland; marries Kriemhild; murdered by Hagen; avenged by Kriemhild
SIEGLIND : 1. (Sisibe) Siegmund's queen; mother of Siegfried
2. a water-sprite questioned by Hagen
SIEGMUND: King of the Netherlands; husband of Sieglind; father of Siegfried
SINDOLD : Cup-bearer of Burgundy
SWEMMEL : minstrel to Etzel; with Werbel, envoy to Worms
UOTE : (Oda) dowager queen of Burgundy; widow of Dancrat; mother of Gunther, Gernot, Giselher, and Kriemhild; sisterof Bishop Pilgrim of Passau
VOLKER: (Folkher) lord of the Alzei and vassal of the Burgundian kings; gentleman-musician with the sobriquets of "The Fiddler" and "The Minstrel"; Hagen's chosen comrade in arms; slain by Hildebrand
WALTHER : of Spain; hero of the epic Waltharius; former hostage of Etzel, from whom he escaped with his beloved Hildegund; waylaid in the Vosges by Gunther and his vassals, with Hagen refusing to fight him as an old comrade at arms, until forced by circumstances to do so.
WERBEL : minstrel to Etzel; with Swemmel, envoy to Worms
WASKE: Iring's sword
WICHART: a vassal of Dietrich
WITEGE: (Vidga) a famous hero of the Dietrich cycle; slayer of Nuodung
WOLFHART: maternal uncle of HIldebrand; vassal of Dietrich; slain by Giselher slaying him
WOLFBRAND : a vassal of Dietrich
WOLFWIN: a vassal of Dietrich
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What is the name of the dwarf in the ring of nibelung?
Alberich
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by?
Richard Wagner
What is the name of the dwarf in Wagner's 'Ring' cycle?
NIBELUNG
What is the meaning of the dwarf that follows the lead in the opera in the 19th Century?
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Facts about ride of the valkyries?
It's the second opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle.
Who wrote ride of the valkyries?
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What is the cycle of four epic music dramas based on characters from Norse sagas?
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What is the name of the dwarf in the ring of nibelung?
Alberich
Der Ring des Nibelungen The Ring of the Nibelung tells the story of a?
Magical Ring
What is the name of a Musical dramas by Wagner?
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
What is the name of the dwarf in Wagner's 'Ring' cycle?
NIBELUNG
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by?
Richard Wagner
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) has how many operas?
4
How long is Wagners ring cycle?
14.5 hours
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) has how many operas A.Four B.Three C.Two D.Five?
four
When the complete Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is performed it lasts about how long?
18 hours or if it is for apex it is 15
What is the meaning of the dwarf that follows the lead in the opera in the 19th Century?
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung] by Richard Wagner. The Nibelung of the title is the dwarf Alberich, and the Ring in question is the one he fashions from the Rhine gold. There are four operas in what is known as the ring cycle - Das Rheingold (1869) Die Walküre (1870) Siegfried (1871) Götterdämmerung (1874) And the plot revolves around a magic ring that grants the power to rule the world, forged by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich from gold stolen from the river Rhine.
