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Nibelung

noun
1.
(German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried.
2.
(German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried.






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"Nibelung" Quotes from Famous Books



... commands the Nibelungs, but it is at the same time the cause of his death, for the heir of the dragon seeks to regain the treasure and treacherously slays him as night does the day and draws him into the dark realm of death. Siegfried is transformed into a Nibelung! Although the acquisition of the treasure dooms it to death, still each new generation inevitably strives to obtain it. The treasure represents the embodiment of worldly power. It is the earth with all its glory as we see it at dawn, our own sunny ...
— Life of Wagner - Biographies of Musicians • Louis Nohl



Words linked to "Nibelung" :   mythical being, gnome, mythology, Teuton, dwarf



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