The Nibelungenlied

Siegstab

Also known as: Lord Siegstab / Siegstab, the Duke of Berne · Family: Amelungs · Role: duke · First appears: Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1

In Adventure XXXVIII, Siegstab marched among the champions of Berne as a liegeman of Dietrich, his lord and elder kin, and recalled the cheer Rudeger had given them. He met Folker in battle and was slain by his sword.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Folker slew Siegstab with his sword.(Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2)
    • With: Folker
    • “He sprang to meet him, and Siegstab lost his life full soon at the fiddler's hands, for Folker gave him such a sample of his art, that he soon lay dead, slain by his sword.”

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

  • lord: Dietrich “Soon brave Folker saw the champions of Berne, the liegemen of Dietrich, march along, well armed, begirt with swords, while in their hands they bare their shields.”
  • benefactor: Rudeger “Now hath come to an end the cheer, that Rudeger did give us after our days of dole.”

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

  • elder kin: Dietrich “Ho, what good helmets of his foes this son of Dietrich's sister clove in the strife!”
  • enemies with Folker “He sprang to meet him, and Siegstab lost his life full soon at the fiddler's hands, for Folker gave him such a sample of his art, that he soon lay dead, slain by his sword.”

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