Siegmund
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Siegmund is a tragic hero and mortal Wälsung warrior in Richard Wagner’s opera "Die Walküre," central to the epic family saga of the Ring cycle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siegmund in Die Walküre | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wälsung
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mortal warrior ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Die Walküre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fate
ⓘ
heroic sacrifice ⓘ love ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sigmund from Norse and Germanic legend ⓘ |
| childOf |
Wotan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
an unnamed mortal woman ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | the gods’ decrees ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Act II of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disobeys | Wotan’s will NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Hunding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | 1870 premiere of Die Walküre ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Wälsung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLover | Sieglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
desire to protect the oppressed
ⓘ
love for Sieglinde ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWithSieglinde | incestuous love GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasVocalRange | tenor ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Hunding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wotan’s spear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| nationalityInMythicWorld | Volsung lineage ⓘ |
| operaGenre | music drama ⓘ |
| partOf | Wagner’s Ring cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Brünnhilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescues | Sieglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central figure in Die Walküre
ⓘ
heroic tenor role ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | mythic early Germanic world ⓘ |
| swordGivenBy | Wotan (as the Wanderer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swordPulledFrom | ash tree in Hunding’s house ⓘ |
| symbolizes | human courage against divine fate ⓘ |
| twinSiblingOf | Sieglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponType | sword ⓘ |
| wields | Nothung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | character in opera ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siegmund in Die Walküre