Siegmund

Also known as: Prince Siegmund / Sir Siegmund · Family: Netherlands · Role: king, father of Siegfried · First appears: Adventure II · Of Siegfried

In Adventure II, Siegmund enfeoffed his son Siegfried with land and castles. In Adventure III, he agreed to help Siegfried woo Kriemhild and, with Siegelind, sorrowfully granted him leave to journey to Burgundy. In Adventure XI, he gave Siegfried the crown, lands, and rule of his realm.

In Adventure XII, Siegmund agreed to ride with Siegfried to Gunther’s feast, bringing a hundred knights; Gunther sent greetings to him and called him a friend. In Adventure XVII, Siegmund learned that Siegfried had been slain, mourned his son, and wished to avenge him. Kriemhild persuaded him and his men to wait for a more fitting time. In Adventure XVIII, he rode home from Worms without Kriemhild, who stayed with her kin, and Giselher gave his men safe-conduct.