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Isenland

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[ee-suhn-land, -luhnd, ee-zayn-, ee-zuhn-lahnt] / ˈi sənˌlænd, -lənd, ˈi zeɪn-, ˈi zənˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. (in theNibelungenlied ) the country of Brunhild, usually identified with Iceland.


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One of these children was Hilde, an Indian princess; the second, Hildburg, daughter of the King of Portugal; and the third belonged to the royal family of Isenland.

From Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

But the childless old king of Isenland took pity upon the friendless maiden, and called her his daughter, and made her his heir.

From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin

In the Nibelungen Lied, she is represented as ruling in Isenland, an island far over the sea.

From The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin

"And King Gunther shall be my king," said the Prince, "and I but his vassal until we leave Isenland."

From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various

How Gunther fared to Isenland to Brunhild 325 Tidings unknown to any / from over Rhine now come, How winsome maids a many / far yonder had their home.

From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by George Henry Needler

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