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  Brunhilda - LoveToKnow 1911
So long as her husband lived, Brunhilda played asecondary part, but having been made captive by Chilperic after her husband's assassination (575), she succeeded in escaping from her prison at Rouen, after a series of extraordinary adventures, by means of a marriage with Merovech, the son of her conqueror.
From this time on, she took the lead; in Austrasia she engaged in a desperate struggle against the nobles, who wished to govern in the name of her son Childebert II.; brit she was worsted in the conflict and for some time had to seek refuge in Burgundy.
Brunhilda was given up to him, and died a terrible death, being dragged at the heels of a wild horse (613).
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Brunhilda   (488 words)

  
 Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda now tried to seize the regency of Austrasia in the name of her son Childebert II, but she was resisted fiercely by her nobles and had to retire briefly to the court of Guntram of Burgundy before obtaining her goal.
Brunhilda, with Sigebert, met Clotaire's army on the Aisne, but the dukes yet again betrayed her: the Patrician Aletheus, Duke Rocco, and Duke Sigvald deserted her and she and her king had to flee.
Brunhilda was buried in the Abbaye de St. Martin at Autun that she founded in 602 on the spot where the bishop of Tours had cut down a beech-tree that served as an object of pagan worship.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http://articles.gourt.com/%22http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DBrunhilda   (2261 words)

  
  The KAMics - DrunkDuck.com!
A Pessimistic Sense of Gertrude & Brunhilda 9
A Pessimistic Sense of Gertrude & Brunhilda 8
A Pessimistic Sense of Gertrude & Brunhilda 7
www.drunkduck.com /The_KAMics   (279 words)

  
 Brunhilda of Austrasia at AllExperts
Brunhilda now tried to seize the regency of Austrasia in the name of her son Childebert II, but she was resisted fiercely by her nobles and had to retire briefly to the court of Guntram of Burgundy before obtaining her goal.
Brunhilda, with Sigebert, met Clotaire's army on the Aisne, but the dukes yet again betrayed her: the Patrician Aletheus, Duke Rocco, and Duke Sigvald deserted her and she and her king had to flee.
Brunhilda was buried in the Abbaye de St. Martin at Autun that she founded in 602 on the spot where the bishop of Tours had cut down a beech-tree that served as an object of pagan worship.
en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/brunhilda_of_austrasia.htm   (2339 words)

  
 Brunhilda - Encyclopedia.com
After the murder (567) of her sister Galswintha, who was the wife of Sigebert's brother Chilperic I of the West Frankish kingdom of Neustria, and Chilperic's marriage to his mistress Fredegunde, Brunhilda was the major instigator in the war against Neustria.
The struggle continued between Brunhilda and Fredegunde after the death (575) of Sigebert and the murder (584) of Chilperic.
Throughout the reigns of her son, Childebert II, and of two grandsons, Brunhilda was the actual ruler of Austrasia and of Burgundy, when by her design that country was united with Austrasia after the death (592) of King Guntram.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Brunhilda.html   (421 words)

  
 Crey Industries : Hero Threat Database
Brunhilda was born in Norway and immigrated with her parents to the United States at an early age.
As a prelude to the emergence of her divine abilities, Brunhilda was visited in a premonition by a what was believed to be Freyja, Norse goddess of love, fertility and beauty, and sometimes referred to the goddess of battle and death.
In light of this, Brunhilda has adopted the superheroic name of Valkyrie II in respect to her ancestor Brynhildr's rank in the sisterhood of the Valkyrior and not be confused with the' false' Valkyrie of Paragon City AKA "Valerie Kellum".
www.creyindustries.com /viewhero.php?id=13164   (2004 words)

  
 Xena and Gabrielle: Romantic Warrior Heroes
Brunhilda is a Valkyrie, a skilled warrior, and an admirer of Xena's - the Xena of old, that is: the slash and burn Destroyer of Nations Xena.
Brunhilda is going to have to change her tune if she wants a chance at the bard.
She hears encouraging words from Brunhilda's fiery form in the flames and after penetrating the wall of fire, and cutting away the overgrown thorns, kneels beside the sleeping Lady Of The Ring.
www.whoosh.org /issue53/pechin1.html   (4300 words)

  
 Brunhilda's Death -- Animal Defense League of Arizona
According to news reports, the USFWS says "Brunhilda," or Wolf F511, likely died of overheating at the Sevillita, N.M., facility south of Albuquerque, where temperatures have been higher than 100 degrees, and that a necropsy will be done to determine the exact cause of death.
Brunhilda had been captured four times by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, twice for having left the arbitrary boundaries of the recovery area and twice for preying on cattle after having scavenged on the carcasses of cattle she had not killed.
The wolf was born in 1997 and released into the wild in March 1998 into the Blue Range of eastern Arizona as part of the reintroduction effort to return the endangered Mexican gray wolf to its traditional territory.
www.adlaz.org /brunhilda.html   (695 words)

  
 Baby Name Brunhilda - Origin and Meaning of Brunhilda
The girl's name Brunhilda \b-runhil-da, br(u)-nhi-lda\ is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "ready for battle".
Brunhilda is one of the Valkyrie, maidens who ride into battle.
Brunhilda is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/0/Brunhilda   (148 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Upon Childebert's death in September or October 595 at the age of only twenty-six, Brunhilda attempted to govern Austrasia and Burgundy in the name of her grandsons Theudebert II and Theuderic II, respectively.
In 599, Brunhilda's eldest grandson, Theudebert, at whose court she was staying, exiled her.
In that year, at the battle of Tolbiac, Theuderic defeated and captured Theudebert, whom the queen was now claiming was in fact the son of a gardener, and brought him and his royal paraphernalia to his Brunhilda, who had him put up in a monastery.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Brunhilda_of_Austrasia   (2328 words)

  
 Review: The Ring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Brunhilda is especially changed by the bard's presence.
Brunhilda learns that it is better to fight for something than simply to fight.
It is only when Gabrielle (in a wonderful speech) shows Brunhilda the error of her ways that the former Valkyrie understands that the way to prove her devotion to Gabrielle is not through the death of others, but through her own death.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/hercules_and_xena/53771/2   (495 words)

  
 BRUNHILDA (Brunechildis) - Online Information article about BRUNHILDA (Brunechildis)
Brunhilda; but at the instigation of his See also:
Brunhilda was given up to him, and died a terrible death, being dragged at the heels of a See also:
As Brunhilda was a great queen, tradition ascribes to her the construction of many old castles, and a number of old See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BRI_BUN/BRUNHILDA_Brunechildis_.html   (746 words)

  
 Wake Not the Dead/Tieck
Brunhilda became the wife of Walter, and both being equally enamoured and devoted, they abandoned themselves to the enjoyment of a passion that rendered them reckless of aught besides, while it lulled them in a fascinating dream.
Brunhilda, however, foresaw with savage grief that the source of her youthful ardour was daily decreasing, for, in a short time, there remained nothing gifted with youth, save Walter and his children, and these latter she resolved should be her next victims.
Soon did Brunhilda gain the affection of the children, who were too unsuspecting of guile to apprehend any danger from her; on the contrary, her caresses won them completely to her.
www.sff.net /people/DoyleMacdonald/l_wakeno.htm   (7501 words)

  
 brunhilda
Brunhilda was counting pinches of pigweed into her pimple potion when someone knocked loudly on the door...
Have you noticed how often that ker-azy woman with the Brunhilda plaits gets a close-up on Scrum V? As she thrusts her toy sheep towards the camera with a saucy gleam in her eye, she must...
Born Dec. 18, 1927, in Germany, the daughter of Arthur and Brunhilda Loeber, she passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, in Sherman Hospital, Elgin.
www.halleuropeanhistory.com /top/sites/10/1/brunhilda.html   (478 words)

  
 Wu on Morgan
The fanatic religiousness of the Cistercian monks and the Dark Age figure of the murderous Visigoth Queen Brunhilda both contributed to the degradation of Morgan's character.
Sigebert was murdered in 575 and Brunhilda was captured by Chilperic, whose son, her own nephew, married her.
Since Brunhilda was a contemporary of the historical Arthur, the two characters could have been intertwined into one legend as Morgan and Arthur.
www.stanford.edu /class/engl165b/wu.htm   (1060 words)

  
 A Short Story-- Stadium Seats by Vinnie Starkes
Brunhilda stepped up the three front concrete stairs of Morgana’s front porch and was startled as Morgana swung her door open wide.
Brunhilda knew from Morgana’s attitude it was time for her to leave.
Brunhilda watched as Mary Jane glanced at the car that was still parked toward the end of the street.
www.southwest.net /RagFiction/stadium.htm   (4157 words)

  
 56th Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Brunhilda was enraged by her sister's murder, and the next four decades were filled with bitter and violent family feuding.
Saved from apparent disaster by the assassination of Sigebert I in 575, Chilperic was prevented from seizing the lands of the dead king's young heir, Childebert II, by the action of Guntram, his third half brother and the king of Burgundy.
Galswintha, however, was also the older sister of Brunhilda, the wife of Chilperic's half-brother Sigebert I, king of the eastern kingdom of Austrasia.
www.boazfamilytree.com /sderazes/aqwg06.htm   (688 words)

  
 Whoosh! XWP Episode Guide: THE RING (120/608)
Brunhilda makes some comment about warriors, and how great it is to meet a real warrior, and Xena tells her that she's changed in 35 years, she's learned about love and peace and stuff, and she looks adoringly at Gabrielle while she speaks.
Brunhilda, who is a Valkyrie, says she has escorted lots of warriors to Valhalla and Gabrielle has the purest and brightest heart of any fighter, and she has changed Brunhilda, just like she changed Xena.
Brunhilda confides, "Weaklings don't like you, I have nothing but the utmost respect for you and your philosophy." She wants to be like just like Xena.
whoosh.org /epguide/ring.html   (10309 words)

  
 Famous Men of the Middle Ages, John H. Haaren - Section 2 of 32 - Book Club/Biography - ArcaMax Publishing
When Gunther and his companions neared Brunhilda's palace the gates were opened and the strangers were welcomed.
Brunhilda threw her spear against the kings bright shield and sparks flew from the steel.
Then they sailed with him to Brunhilda's isle and the queen and her kinsmen, fearing such warriors, welcomed them instead of fighting.
www.arcamax.com /biography/b-1312-2   (1801 words)

  
 PrinceCon 23 - Hugh Huntzinger's Scenario
One of the party's 2 dragons and the Vaikral Brunhilda landed on the tower roof, and the Vaikral used her oil of etherealness to explore the tower.
When the guardian showed up, the Brunhilda allowed herself to be attacked once or twice in an attempt to gauge a potential foes power (the previous party's write up had made this creature seem much more powerful then it actually was).
Brunhilda explained that she had become an undead, in part due to her anger at dying unfairly at a young age.
www.princeton.edu /~sgu/princecon/pcon23/players-hugh.html   (919 words)

  
 The Ring on Xena
Hiding in the bog, Brunhilda confesses her love for the bard and refuses to accept that Gabrielle and Xena are soulmates.
Brunhilda finds Xena and begs her to take the ring off, but it's too late.
Brunhilda takes the ring and goes to her beloved, turning herself into a circle of flame through which only Gabrielle's true soulmate can pass.
www.littlereview.com /getcritical/xena/ring.htm   (919 words)

  
 The Ring
A new twist added that GrunnHilda was with child when Xena locked her away and another twist of love as BrunHilda becomes a flame for Gabrielle.
BrunHilda and Beowulf turn this to a who loves Gabarielle episode while Xena sacrafices her memories in the end, "WHO AM I iii ?" This episode lost a lot of the intrigue of the norse mythology by inserting a chance for a Sleeping Beauty plot instead.
BrunHilda wasn't lying that Gabrielle changed her apparently.
www.angelfire.com /journal2/eptalk/thering.html   (562 words)

  
 ForgottenLance -- Fan Fiction - Devahammer - Chapter 2
Brunhilda knocked down the dark knight she was fighting and ran to then where they were keeping her's and Vash's weapons.
Catching his axe from Brunhilda, Vash used what momentum he had and slashed his weapon hard across the chest of a knight on his left.
Brunhilda finished off the last death knight by slicing her axe through her foe's stomach.
www.forgottenlance.com /fiction/devahammer3.htm   (1825 words)

  
 Brunhilda of Austrasia - Definition, explanation
Brunhilda (in German) or Brunehaut (in French) (534-613) was a Frankish queen who ruled the East Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy in the names of her sons and grandsons.
Initially known as a liberal ruler of great political acumen she became notorious for her cruelty and avarice.
Before a gathering of the nobility at Renève, Burgundy, he had her accused of causing many deaths, including those of ten kings and Desiderius, as well as several other churchmen.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/br/brunhilda_of_austrasia.php   (1054 words)

  
 Godey's Lady's Book - Apr. 1850
He then changed her mane to Brunhilda; and, after he had restored her to the castle of Isenstein, he gave her the ring, Andvarinaut; for he was, as yet, ignorant that a fearful curse went with it.
Brunhilda, he insisted, must be some kin to the devil.
Brunhilda, who had overheard his remarks, smiled scornfully, and bade one of her attendants to bring them their swords and armor.
www.history.rochester.edu /godeys/04-50/tn.htm   (4611 words)

  
 Pet Prayer & Praise Blog: Brunhilda
Brunhilda is going to the vet first thing in the morning (Tuesday, 3/6).
Brunhilda's spirit will fly free, free of discomfort, free of illness.
Allow yourself patience to heal, and it's okay to always remember GeorgieW and Brunhilda, because they remember you, and are waiting along with Zuzu, Sybilla, Tomas and all of our Furbabies at the bridge for us, when it is our time to see them again.
ppandpblog.blogspot.com /2007/03/brunhilda.html   (944 words)

  
 Brunhilda
Brunhilda sat in the forest on an overturned tree, softly weeping, her body slumped forward as she wiped away the tears.
Gabrielle returned the hug, and Brunhilda didn't want to let go because she'd soon have to hear that Gabby could only stay for a few minutes and she needed to get back to Xena who was the love of her life and her soulmate.
Brunhilda said she didn't, and took off her armor as Gabrielle slipped out of her skirt.
www.amazontrails.com /xena/brunhilda.htm   (2323 words)

  
 BRUNHILDA (Brunechildis) - Online Informationsartikel ungefähr BRUNHILDA (Brunechildis)
kurz nach diesem Sieg, und Brunhilda veranließ eins ihrer Großenkelkinder, proclaimed König zu sein.
Brunhilda scheint, politische Ideen gehabt zu haben und mögen See also:
KIRCHE (entsprechend den meisten Behörden leitete vom Gr.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /de/BRI_BUR/BRUNHILDA_Brunechildis_.html   (741 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Austrasia
With Arnulf, bishop of Metz, he called in King Clotaire II of Neustria to overthrow (613) Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
Clotaire II became king of Austrasia as well as Neustria but was forced to concede much of his...
570-95, Frankish king of Austrasia (575-95) and Burgundy (593-95), son of Sigebert I and Brunhilda.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Austrasia   (648 words)

  
 Gone to DogStar -- Matilda & Brunhilda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Matilda and Brunhilda, the Bebe and the Beast, mother and daughter, my friends, my bulldogs.
She grew to be as big as her dad, a real beast, gentle at heart, as active as her mother was sedate.
One eve 'Tilda went out and caught a pigeon, this shocked us, for she was slower and her eyes had dimmed.
www.patsyann.com /gtds/star41/mat.htm   (445 words)

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