The names Sigurd and Siegfried do not share the same etymology. Both have the same first element, Proto-Germanic *sigi-, meaning victory. The … See more

Continental Germanic traditions about Siegfried enter writing with the Nibelungenlied around 1200. The German tradition strongly … See more

In contrast to the surviving continental traditions, Scandinavian stories about Sigurd have a strong connection to Germanic mythology. While older scholarship took this … See more

Siegfried remained a popular figure in Germany via Das Lied vom Hürnen Seyfrid and its prose version, the Historia vom gehörnten Siegfried, the latter of which was still printed in … See more

Unlike many figures of Germanic heroic tradition, Sigurd cannot be easily identified with a historical figure. The most popular theory is that Sigurd has his origins in one or several figures of the See more

It is difficult to trace the development of the traditions surrounding Sigurd. If the theory that he has his origins in Sigebert I is correct, then the … See more

• Sigebert I
• Siegfried Line
• Siegfried (opera)
• Sigurd (opera)
• Arminius
• Achilles, a similarly invulnerable warrior from See more