Nibelheim
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Nibelheim is the subterranean realm of the Nibelung dwarfs in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, depicted as a dark, oppressive world of mining, forging, and enslavement.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
mythical realm ⓘ subterranean realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Nibelung hoard
ⓘ
the Ring of power NERFINISHED ⓘ the Tarnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nibelheim from Germanic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
dark
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ oppressive ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Valhalla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | German Romantic opera ⓘ |
| depictedIn | stage directions of Das Rheingold ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | premiere of Das Rheingold in 1869 ⓘ |
| genre | opera setting ⓘ |
| governanceType | tyrannical rule ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
noisy with hammering
ⓘ
smoke-filled ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
greed ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | setting in a music drama ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Alberich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mime NERFINISHED ⓘ Nibelung dwarfs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Nibelungenlied traditions
ⓘ
Old Norse mythological motifs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enslavement
ⓘ
forging ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | underground ⓘ |
| notableEvent | enslavement of the Nibelungs by Alberich ⓘ |
| partOf | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNarrativeArc | forging and acquisition of the Ring ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
extraction of ore
ⓘ
forging of treasure ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Alberich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corrupting power of gold
ⓘ
industrial exploitation ⓘ oppression of labor ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Loge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ the gods of Valhalla ⓘ |
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