Etzel

[ et-suhl ]

noun

, German Legend.

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

Etzel

/ ˈɛtsəl /

noun

1. See Atli
   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 Hun Compare Atli

Example Sentences

That last terrific scene in the Hall of Etzel will rest forever in the memory of every reader of the book.

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The pilot was young Etzel, who, as Lanstron had observed, would charge a church tower if he were bidden.

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Gunther asks for Brunhild, Etzel for Kriemhild without ever having seen one another.

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In the Rabenschlacht we are told how Dietrich with the help of Etzel set out to recover his inheritance.

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The hero's widow is for a long time irreconcilable, but eventually is married to Atli (Etzel).

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