Nibelung
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- noun
- /ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ/
- Literature
- Wagner was extraordinarily aware of the environment, as is especially evident in Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
- Ring of the Nibelung
Examples
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Okay, the man who designed this wonderful work of art, Hans Wagner, he named it the Götterdämmerung for the final chapter in his namesake, Richard Wagner's epic opera The Ring of the Nibelung.
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That is the ring of the Nibelung.
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That is the ring of the Nibelung.
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But the gold is my Nibelung birthright!
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It seems likely that Hgni was assimilated into the Nibelung legend at an early stage, though precisely where from and what his earliest role in the legend was is more difficult to determine.
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That it is not the tradition of Hgni's guilt but Hgni's innocence that dominates, however, speaks as much to the distinctive character of the Icelandic reception and development of the Nibelung legend as to the evident intermingling of the two traditions.
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The story of Siegfried and the Nibelung is central to German mythology.
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In the opera, the Nibelung hoard is a symbol of greed and fate.
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Legend says that the Nibelung were guardians of a great treasure hidden in the mountains.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nibelung most likely comes from an old German word Nebel meaning 'mist' or 'fog'. A helpful image is a people or treasure hidden in the mist, which explains why the Nibelung are a secret, legendary group tied to a cursed hoard in the stories.