Brynhild

Japanese: Brynhild
Brynhild

… In the Bolsunga Saga, Siegfried (Sigurðr, Sigurd in Old Norse) is supported by a blacksmith and one day slays a dragon and obtains treasure. During his journey, he rescues Brynhild (Brunhilde) clad in armor and promises to marry her. However, at the court of King Gyuki on the Rhine, he forgets and is given a potion, and ends up marrying the princess Guðrún (Kudrun). …

From the Nibelungenlied

…The second half of the work is centered on the revenge of Kriemhild, and its source material is an epic poem about the downfall of the Burgundians, said to have been written in the Danube basin in the mid-12th century. Siegfried, a prince of the Netherlands, uses the power of invisibility to help Gunther, the king of Burgundy, marry Brynhild, and is allowed to marry her sister Kriemhild in return. When the two queens argue over the rank of their husbands, Brynhild learns of the trick to marry Kriemhild, and out of shame, she plots to kill Siegfried, and Hagen, a senior official of King Gunther, kills Siegfried. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Brynhild" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 《ボルスンガ・サガ》ではジークフリート(古北欧語ではシグルズSigurðr,Sigurd)は鍛冶屋に養われていて,あるとき竜を退治して宝物を手に入れる。旅の途上彼は,甲冑に身を包んだブリュンヒルトBrynhild(ブルンヒルデBrunhilde)を救い出し,彼女に結婚を約束する。ところが,ライン河畔のギューキ王の宮廷で忘れ薬を飲まされ,王女グズルーンGuðrún(クードルーン)と結婚する。…

【ニーベルンゲンの歌】より

…後半はクリームヒルトKriemhild(クードルーン)の復讐が主題で,その素材は12世紀中葉にドナウ川流域で書かれたといわれるブルグント族滅亡の叙事詩である。 ネーデルラントの王子ジークフリートは,ブルグント王グンテルGuntherのブリュンヒルトBrynhild(ブリュンヒルデ,ブルンヒルデ)との結婚を〈隠れ蓑〉の力を用いて助け,代りにその妹クリームヒルトとの結婚を許される。この2人の妃たちが夫の地位の上下を言い争った際に,ブリュンヒルトはクリームヒルトから結婚のトリックを知らされ,その恥辱ゆえにジークフリート殺害を企て,グンテル王の重臣ハーゲンHagenがジークフリートを殺す。…

※「Brynhild」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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