Brünnhilde

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Germanic mythology character Norse mythology character Valkyrie fictional character legendary heroine mythological figure opera character

Brünnhilde is a legendary Valkyrie heroine from Germanic and Norse mythology, most famously depicted in Richard Wagner’s "Ring" cycle as a warrior maiden who defies the gods for love.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Brunhild 1
Brunhilde 1
Brynhild 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic mythology character ⓘ
Norse mythology character ⓘ
Valkyrie ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
legendary heroine ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
appearsIn Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nibelungenlied (as Brünhild) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siegmund NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valhalla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valkyries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Brynhildr NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brünhild (Nibelungenlied) NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Germanic ⓘ
Norse ⓘ
familyRelation daughter of Erda (in Wagner's Ring) ⓘ
daughter of Wotan (in Wagner's Ring) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influenced modern depictions of Valkyries ⓘ
stereotypical opera Valkyrie image ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
medium epic poetry ⓘ
opera ⓘ
nameVariant Brunnhilde NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brynhildr NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor defying the gods for love ⓘ
sacrificial heroism ⓘ
notableIn Germanic heroic legend ⓘ
Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation chooser of the slain ⓘ
role Valkyrie leader ⓘ
warrior maiden ⓘ
romanticRelation lover of Siegfried ⓘ
symbol flaming fire ring ⓘ
shield ⓘ
winged helmet ⓘ
theme love versus duty ⓘ
rebellion against divine authority ⓘ
redemptive sacrifice ⓘ
weapon spear ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Broomhilda von Shaft → basedOn → Brünnhilde ⓘ
Die Walküre → featuresCharacter → Brünnhilde ⓘ
Götterdämmerung → featuresCharacter → Brünnhilde ⓘ
Broomhilda von Shaft → inspiredBy → Brünnhilde ⓘ
Der Ring des Nibelungen → mainCharacter → Brünnhilde ⓘ
Nibelungenlied → mainCharacter → Brünnhilde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brünhild
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs → mainCharacter → Brünnhilde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brynhild
Götterdämmerung → notableSection → Brünnhilde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene
Brun → sharesRootWith → Brünnhilde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brunhild
Brun → sharesRootWith → Brünnhilde ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brunhilde