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AllRefer.com - Brunhild (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
In the
Nibelungenlied
, a medieval German epic poem (see under Nibelungen), she is the warlike queen of
Iceland
, whom
Siegfried
defeats in combat and wins for his brother-in-law,
Gunther
.
Hating
Siegfried
,
Brunhild
contrives his death at the hands of
Gunther's
henchman,
Hagen
.
In the
Icelandic
version of the story, the Volsungasaga, as Brynhild, she is the chief of the
Valkyries
.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Brunhild.html
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