Eckewart

Family: Burgundians · Role: margrave · First appears: Adventure I

In Adventure I, Eckewart is named among the margraves who owe allegiance to Gunther, Gernot and Giselher. After Kriemhild is widowed, he remains with her and serves her; in Adventure XX, he pledges faithful service and promises to bring five hundred of his men into her service.

In Adventure XXVI, Hagen returns Eckewart’s sword and gives him six red arm bands “as a token that thou art my friend.” At Bechelaren, Rudeger accepts Gunther’s request to host the Burgundian kings and their men.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eckewart pledged to serve Kriemhild faithfully and bring five hundred men into her service.(Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 5)
  • With: Kriemhild
  • “I will take with me also five hundred of my men and place them in your service right loyally.”
• Hagen returned Eckewart’s sword and gave him six arm bands as a token of friendship.(Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 3)
  • With: Hagen
  • “When Hagen heard the noble warrior's plight, he gave him back his sword and six red arm bands. “These keep, Sir Knight, as a token that thou art my friend.”
• Rudeger accepted Gunther’s request to host the Burgundian kings and their men.(Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 3 · 📍 Bechelaren)
  • With: Rudeger Gunther Giselher Gernot Hagen
  • “Rudeger answered with a smile: ‘Now well is me of these tales, that the high-born kings do reck of my service. It shall not be denied them. Merry and blithe will I be, an' they come unto my house.’”

Adventure I

• lord: Gunther “To them owed allegiance the best of warriors, of whom tales were ever told, strong and brave, fearless in the sharp strife. Hagen there was of Troneg, thereto his brother Dankwart, the doughty; Ortwin of Metz; Gere and Eckewart, the margraves twain;”
• lord: Gernot “To them owed allegiance the best of warriors, of whom tales were ever told, strong and brave, fearless in the sharp strife. Hagen there was of Troneg, thereto his brother Dankwart, the doughty; Ortwin of Metz; Gere and Eckewart, the margraves twain;”
• lord: Giselher “To them owed allegiance the best of warriors, of whom tales were ever told, strong and brave, fearless in the sharp strife. Hagen there was of Troneg, thereto his brother Dankwart, the doughty; Ortwin of Metz; Gere and Eckewart, the margraves twain;”

Adventure XIX · How The Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms · Part 1

• employer: Kriemhild “When the noble Kriemhild thus was widowed, the Margrave Eckewart with his vassals stayed with her in the land, and served her alway.”

Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 5

• lord: Kriemhild “Then spake the margrave Eckewart to the queen: “Since the day I first became your vassal, I have served you faithfully,” spake the knight, “and aye will do the same by you until mine end.”

Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs

• employer: Kriemhild “Of the chamber Eckewart had charge, which won him friends.”

Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 3

• friends with Hagen “These keep, Sir Knight, as a token that thou art my friend.”
• lord: Kriemhild “Upon the road yonder hasteth Eckewart, a liegeman of Kriemhild.”

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