brunhild

Thân thiện

Brunhild sits upon her throne in the great hall.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A mythological/legendary figure: Brunhild is a central character in Germanic and Norse mythology and epic poetry. She is depicted as a Valkyrie (a female figure who chooses who dies in battle) and/or a powerful queen. Her story is most famously told in the Nibelungenlied (The Song of the Nibelungs), where her love for and betrayal by the hero Siegfried is a key plot element.

Examples of Usage

• In the epic poem, Brunhild is a queen of formidable strength and will.
• The tragedy of Brunhild and Siegfried is a classic tale of love, deception, and revenge.
• Many operas, including Wagner's , feature a character based on Brunhild.

Advanced Usage

• As an archetype: The name Brunhild is sometimes used to represent a archetype of a strong, formidable, and ultimately tragic woman.
  • She possessed a Brunhild-like intensity and willpower.

Variants and Related Words

• Brynhildr: The Old Norse form of the name, found in the and the .
• Brünnhilde: The German form of the name, famously used in Richard Wagner's operas.

Synonyms

• Valkyrie (specifically for her mythological role as a chooser of the slain).
• Amazon (in the sense of a powerful, warrior-like woman; this is a conceptual synonym, not a direct name substitute).

Related Idioms or Phrases

(There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs directly using the proper name "Brunhild." It is primarily used as a direct reference to the character.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Brunhild
• Brunnhilde
• Brynhild