Siegfried was the hero of earl and medieval German myths.
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The epic of Siegfried includes the slaying of the dragon Fafnir, his marriage to Gudrin, and his love and betrayal of Brunhilde. The myth includes the tale of the Nibelung, a race of subterranean dwarfs whose hoard of riches and magic ring were taken from them by Siegfried. Among composer Richard Wagner's most famous works is The Ring of Nibelungs, a set of four operas: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegried, and Gotterdammerung.[1]
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- ↑ GK2HB, pg 81