Wolfhart

Also known as: Knight Wolfhart · Family: Amelungs · Role: warrior · First appears: Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1

In Adventure XXXVIII, as Hildebrand armed himself and Dietrich’s warriors took up their swords, Wolfhart offered to go ask the strangers for news. Hildebrand, his elder kin, chided him for going to them.

In the fighting, Wolfhart and Folker struck each other with their swords, and Wolfhart slew many knights. He continued hewing down Gunther’s men as he fought through the hall. In Adventure XXXVIII, he and Giselher mortally wounded each other; Giselher called him a grim foe before they fought, and “each did other fiercely unto death.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Hildebrand armed himself, and Dietrich's warriors donned their armor and took up their swords.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1)
  • With: Hildebrand
  • “Then the wise man armed him, through the counsel of youth. Or ever he was ware, all Dietrich's warriors had donned their war-weeds and held in their hands their swords.”
• Wolfhart and Folker fought, each striking the other with his sword.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2)
  • With: Folker
  • “Such a blow he smote the fiddler upon his good helmet, that the sword's edge pierced to the very helmet bands. This the bold gleeman repaid with might; he smote Wolfhart, so that the sparks flew wide.”
• Wolfhart slew many knights in battle.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2)
  • “At Wolfhart's hands many good knights, struck by the sword, must needs fall dead down into the blood.”
• Wolfhart continued to hew down Gunther's men, killing many warriors.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2)
  • With: Gunther
  • “Meanwhile Wolfhart raged back and forth, hewing alway King Gunther's men. For the third time he was come through the hall, and many a warrior fell, struck by his hands.”
• Wolfhart and Giselher mortally wounded each other in combat.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 3)
  • With: Giselher
  • “Thus each did other fiercely unto death.”

Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1

• lord: Dietrich (Wolfhart calls Dietrich his lord.) “At this brave Wolfhart spake: “I will hie me hence and ask for tidings”
• elder kin: Hildebrand (Hildebrand is Wolfhart's maternal uncle.) “In courtly wise he would hie him to the strangers; for this he was chided by his sister's son.”

Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2

• elder kin: Hildebrand “Then would he leap at him, but his uncle Hildebrand grasped him firmly.”
• enemies with Folker “Such a blow he smote the fiddler upon his good helmet, that the sword's edge pierced to the very helmet bands. This the bold gleeman repaid with might; he smote Wolfhart, so that the sparks flew wide.”
• enemies with Giselher “Then Lord Giselher cried out to Wolfhart: ‘Alas, that I have ever gained so grim a foe! Noble knight and brave, now address you unto me. I'll help to make an end; this may be no longer.’”

Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 3

• enemies with Giselher “At this Wolfhart turned him in strife to Giselher, and each smote other many a gaping wound.”
• elder kin: Hildebrand “Dear uncle mine, ye may not aid me now.”
• lord: Dietrich “Unto death he wounded Dietrich's liegeman.”

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