Nibelungenlied
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The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nibelungenlied canonical | 7 |
| Nibelung legend | 2 |
| Nibelung tradition | 1 |
| Nibelungen (Germanic legend) | 1 |
| Nibelungen saga | 1 |
| The Nibelungenlied | 1 |
| The Song of the Nibelungs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773630 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nibelungenlied Context triple: [Middle High German, hasNotableWork, Nibelungenlied]
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A.
Nibelungenwerk
Nibelungenwerk was a major World War II-era Austrian tank production plant best known for being one of the primary manufacturers of German Panzer IV tanks.
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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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C.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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D.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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E.
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nibelungenlied Target entity description: The Nibelungenlied is a medieval German epic poem that recounts the heroic exploits and tragic downfall of the dragon-slayer Siegfried, his wife Kriemhild, and the Burgundian kings.
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A.
Nibelungenwerk
Nibelungenwerk was a major World War II-era Austrian tank production plant best known for being one of the primary manufacturers of German Panzer IV tanks.
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B.
Hildebrandslied
Hildebrandslied is an early medieval Old High German heroic poem that recounts a tragic duel between a father and son and is one of the oldest surviving works in the German language.
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C.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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D.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
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E.
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German literature work
ⓘ
heroic epic ⓘ medieval epic poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nibelungenlied
ⓘ
surface form:
The Song of the Nibelungs
|
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Germanic heroic legends
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ revenge ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1200 ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Burgundian royal house
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgundian kings
|
| genre |
chivalric epic
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
films
ⓘ
novelizations ⓘ operas ⓘ |
| influenced |
German national literature
ⓘ
Richard Wagner ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle
|
| influencedBy |
Norse sagas
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse Völsung cycle
legend of Siegfried ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | foundational work of German epic tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Brünnhilde
ⓘ
surface form:
Brünhild
Etzel ⓘ Günther ⓘ
surface form:
Gunther
Hagen ⓘ Kriemhild ⓘ Siegfried ⓘ |
| manuscriptWitness |
Manuscript A (Hohenems-Munich)
ⓘ
Manuscript B (St. Gallen) ⓘ Manuscript C (Donaueschingen) ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | approximately 2400 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Middle High German ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | German-speaking regions of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Kriemhild seeks revenge
ⓘ
Siegfried acquires the Nibelung treasure ⓘ Siegfried is murdered by Hagen ⓘ Siegfried marries Kriemhild ⓘ Siegfried slays a dragon ⓘ massacre at Etzel’s hall ⓘ |
| setting |
City of Worms
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surface form:
Worms on the Rhine
court of Etzel ⓘ |
| structure | two main parts ⓘ |
| studiedIn | medieval German studies ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
Memory of the World International Register
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surface form:
Memory of the World Register
|
| verseForm | strophic form ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nibelung legend
this entity surface form:
The Nibelungenlied
this entity surface form:
Nibelungen (Germanic legend)
this entity surface form:
The Song of the Nibelungs
this entity surface form:
Nibelung legend
this entity surface form:
Nibelung tradition
this entity surface form:
Nibelungen saga