Etzel

[ et-suh l ]
/ ˈɛt səl /

noun German Legend.

Attila: represented in the Nibelungenlied as the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of Siegfried.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Etzel
/ (ˈɛtsəl) /

noun

German legend a great king who, according to the Nibelungenlied, was the second husband of Kriemhild after the death of Siegfried: identified with Attila the HunCompare Atli
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