Gudrun
(in the Volsunga Saga) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs.
Origin of Gudrun
1- Compare Kriemhild.
Words Nearby Gudrun
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How to use Gudrun in a sentence
Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownTo Gudrun, who wakes from sleep by his side, he points to Brynhild as the instigator of the crime, and dies.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownAt last one of the women lifts the cloth from Sigurd's face and lays his head upon Gudrun's lap.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownWith a harp communicated to him by Gudrun he pacifies them all but one, which stings him to the heart, and thus Gunnar dies.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownGunnar and Hogni, sons of Giuki; and Gudrun likewise, their sister.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
British Dictionary definitions for Gudrun
Guthrun (ˈɡʊðruːn) or Kudrun (ˈkʊdruːn)
/ (ˈɡʊdruːn) /
Norse myth the wife of Sigurd and, after his death, of Atli, whom she slew for his murder of her brother Gunnar. She corresponds to Kriemhild in the Nibelungenlied
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