Nibelung
any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
the followers of Siegfried.
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How to use Nibelung in a sentence
All round Worms, place-names connected with the Nibelung tale occur with remarkable (p. 035) frequency.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 | Various"We will go to welcome the fleet," said Brunhild, and together they met the brave Nibelung army and lodged them in Isenland.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) | VariousThe divine hero Siegfried, who first obtained it and thus became a Nibelung, left to his race the claim to the treasure.
Life of Wagner | Louis NohlSigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
The Children of Odin | Padraic ColumIn 1876 the theatre was finished, and that colossal work, the Ring of the Nibelung, was brought forward and put upon the stage.
Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work | Judith Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for Nibelung
/ (ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ) /
any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried
one of Siegfried's companions or followers
(in the Nibelungenlied) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy
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