Brünnhilde

[ broon-hil-duh; German bryn-hil-duh ]

noun

1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. Compare Siegfried.
2. Brunhild.

Brünnhilde

1. A character in Norse mythology , also known by the name Brynhild. Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, or woman servant of Odin , loved the hero Siegfried. After she found out that he had deceived her, she had him killed and committed suicide.