Associations to the word «Siegfried»

Wiktionary

SIEGFRIED, proper noun. (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

Dictionary definition

SIEGFRIED, noun. (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart.

Wise words

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