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Brunhild

Brunhild

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A warrior queen in Norse legend known for great strength and tragic love
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Brunhild
  • In the Nibelungenlied, Queen Brunhild is portrayed as a formidable warrior and a tragic figure in love.

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Synonyms

Brunnhilde
vsBrunhild
  • Literature
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A woman in old German and Norse stories who loves a hero and dies tragically

is the same Valkyrie tale but named in a simpler Old Norse form
Brynhild
vsBrunhild
  • Literature
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A woman in Norse legend who is a warrior and a tragic lover

is the same legendary queen but recorded with a different spelling
Brynhildr
vsBrunhild
  • Literature
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A warrior woman and queen in old Norse stories who loved the hero Siegfried and killed herself after his death

is the same figure but in a later Germanic spelling

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Brunhild comes from the Old Norse name Brynhildr, made of brynja 'armor' and hild 'battle'. So the name means an 'armored fighter', which fits Brunhild as a strong warrior queen in the old stories.