Associations to the word «Nibelung»

Wiktionary

NIBELUNG, proper noun. (Germanic mythology) A person of the under ground dwelling people that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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