Brunhild

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  1. 1
    A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda. Germanic

    "Brunhild is a complex figure, indeed. In Hebbel's trilogy, Brunhild is one of the figures who spans both levels, those of history and myth."

  2. 2
    A female given name from German.
  3. 3
    A female given name from German.; Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent. historical

    "Unlike some contemporary queens who converted their husbands to orthodox belief, Brunhild was an Arian Christian who was converted to orthodoxy when she married Sigebert."

  4. 4
    123 Brunhild, a main belt asteroid, named after the mythological figure.

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brunnhildesigrdrífasigrdrífa

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"If Brunhild gets up then she's not feeling well."

Etymology

From German Brunhilde, from Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz (from *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) + *hildiz (“battle, fight”)).

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