Siegelind
Also known as: Lady Siegelind · Family: Netherlands · Role: queen, mother of Siegfried · First appears: Adventure II · Of Siegfried
At Xanten in the Netherlands, Siegelind was the mother of Siegfried, the child of her and King Siegmund. In Adventure III, she agreed to outfit Siegfried and his comrades for their journey, saying, “so will I speed thee on thy journey, mine only child, with the best of weeds that ever knight did wear, thee and thy comrades.” She and Siegmund sorrowfully gave him leave to journey to Burgundy.
In Adventure XI, Siegelind died, and many mourned her.
Relationship record
Life events
- Siegelind agreed to outfit Siegfried and his comrades for the journey.(Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 1)
- With: Siegfried
- “so will I speed thee on thy journey, mine only child, with the best of weeds that ever knight did wear, thee and thy comrades.”
- Siegfried received his parents' leave to journey to Burgundy.(Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 1)
- Siegelind dies.(Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife)
- “In these same times the Lady Siegelind died, and men enow made wail when death bereft them of her.”
Adventure II · Of Siegfried
- child: Siegfried “In the Netherlands there grew the child of a noble king (his father had for name Siegmund, his mother Siegelind), in a mighty castle, known far and wide, in the lowlands of the Rhine: Xanten, men called it. Of this hero I sing, how fair he grew. Free he was of every blemish. Strong and famous he later became, this valiant man. Ho! What great worship he won in this world! Siegfried hight this good and doughty knight.”
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 1
- child: Siegfried “Now his mother Siegelind also heard the tale.”
- married with Siegmund “Siegelind heard it too, the wife of the noble king.”
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 4
- child: Siegfried “Whenever he stood by the heroes in the court, as men still are wont to do, for pastime's sake, so winsome was the posture of Siegelind's son, that many a lady loved him for very joy of heart.”
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2
- child: Siegfried “Quickly the son of fair Siegelind donned his harness.”
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 3
- child: Siegfried “Well he knew it was the son of Siegelind who had done the deed.”
Adventure VII · How Gunther Won Brunhild · Part 3
- child: Siegfried “Then with might and main the noble maiden hurled the spear at a shield, mickle, new, and broad, which the son of Siegelind bore upon his arm.”
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 1
- child: Siegfried “Nay, it was rowed by Siegfried, the son of Siegelind, the fair.”
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife
- child: Siegfried “Then the Lady Siegelind gave much red velvet, silver, and heavy gold; this was the envoy's meed. The tale well liked her, which then she heard.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Nibelungenlied. Made with Rho MD.