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Siegfried (German: [ˈziːk.fʀiːt] ⓘ), WWV 86C, is the third of the four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen (English: The Ring of the Nibelung). It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring cycle.
Siegfried's Departure from Kriemhild, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, c. 1843. Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr [ˈsiɣˌurðr]) or Siegfried (Middle High German: Sîvrit) is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon—known in some Old Norse sources as Fáfnir—and who was later murdered.
Aug 8, 2024 · Siegfried, figure from the heroic literature of the ancient Germanic people. He appears in both German and Old Norse literature, although the versions of his stories told by these two branches of the Germanic tradition do not always agree.
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements sig "victory" and frithu "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr , which gives rise to Swedish Sigfrid (hypocorisms Sigge, Siffer ), Danish/Norwegian Sigfred .
Siegfried. This page is about the character in the book called the Nibelungenlied. For Wagner's opera see Siegfried (opera). Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr) is a strong hero in the Nibelungenlied, an epic poem written about the year 1200.
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May 21, 2018 · Siegfried In ancient Germanic literature, hero figure who corresponds with Sigurd in Norse mythology, although accounts vary. In the story of Brunhild he is slain, but elsewhere he is generally victorious in his adventures.
Who wouldn't love to know more about Siegfried, the audacious hero from Germanic lore? This fearless chap is best known for defeating the dragon Fafnir, an act that earned him a spot in the famous Nibelungenlied and Norse sagas. The stories reveal a fascinating detail – Siegfried took a bath in Fafnir's blood!
Siegfried by Wagner: here's our guide to the storyline and genesis of the third part of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle.
noun. German myth a German prince, the son of Sigmund and husband of Kriemhild, who, in the Nibelungenlied, assumes possession of the treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it, wins Brunhild for King Gunther, and is eventually killed by Hagen Norse equivalentSigurd.
Siegfried Definition. The warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied and other Germanic medieval epics, corresponding generally to the hero Sigurd of Norse myth. A hero who wins the treasure of the Nibelungs, kills a dragon, and helps Gunther win Brunhild for a wife.
