Ortlieb

Family: Huns · Role: son of Etzel and Kriemhild · First appears: Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs

In Adventure XXIII, Kriemhild gave birth to Etzel’s son, who was christened Ortlieb in the Christian rite. Etzel rejoiced at his birth.

In Adventure XXXI, amid Kriemhild’s plans for vengeance, she had Ortlieb brought to the guests’ table. Etzel asked his wife’s kinsmen to take their sister’s son to the Rhine and raise him honorably. Hagen said the young prince seemed fey and that he would seldom visit Ortlieb’s court; because of Hagen’s mortal hate, Ortlieb was killed.

Relationship record

Life events

• Kriemhild gave birth to Etzel's son, who was christened Ortlieb in the Christian rite.(Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs)
  • With: Kriemhild Etzel
  • “In this time the queen was delivered of a son, at which King Etzel could not have been more joyful. She would not turn back, until she brought it to pass that Etzel's child was christened after the Christian rite. Men named it Ortlieb”
• Kriemhild has Ortlieb brought to the guests' table amid her plans for vengeance.(Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 3)
  • With: Kriemhild Etzel
  • “Since the strife could be started in no other wise (Kriemhild's ancient wrong still lay deep buried in her heart), she bade King Etzel's son be brought to table.”
• Etzel asks his wife's kinsmen to take Ortlieb to the Rhine and raise him honorably.(Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 3 · 📍 the lordings' table)
  • With: Etzel Gunther Kriemhild
  • “I do therefore beseech you, dear friends of mine, that when ye ride again to your lands upon the Rhine, ye take with you your sister's son and act full graciously toward the child, and bring him up in honor till he become a man.”
• Hagen declares that he will seldom visit Ortlieb's court because the prince seems doomed.(Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 3 · 📍 the lordings' table)
  • With: Hagen Etzel
  • “but the young prince doth seem so fey, that I shall seldom be seen to ride to Ortlieb's court.”

Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs

• parent: Etzel “In this time the queen was delivered of a son, at which King Etzel could not have been more joyful.”
• parent: Kriemhild “In this time the queen was delivered of a son, at which King Etzel could not have been more joyful.”

Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 3

• parent: Etzel “Now see, my friends, this is the only son of me and of your sister.”
• parent: Kriemhild “I do therefore beseech you, dear friends of mine, that when ye ride again to your lands upon the Rhine, ye take with you your sister's son and act full graciously toward the child, and bring him up in honor till he become a man.”
• enemies with Hagen “Because of this the child must needs die through Hagen's mortal hate.”

Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 1

• enemies with Hagen “Then the good knight Hagen smote the child Ortlieb, so that the blood spurted up the sword towards his hand and the head fell into the lap of the queen.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Nibelungenlied. Made with Rho MD.