NOUN | person | Brynhild, Brunhild, Brunnhilde | a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried |
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Meaning | A Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide. | |
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Synonyms | Brunhild, Brunnhilde | |
Category | Norse mythology | The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity |
Teuton | A member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans | |
mythology | myths collectively | |
Instance of | Valkyrie | (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla |
Spanish | Brynhild |
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