The poem of which he is the subject is the sole surviving example of the Heldenlieder in Old High German, although a later ballad provides a sequel involving a reconciliation.
The poem of which he is the subject is the sole surviving example of the Heldenlieder in Old High German, although a later ballad provides a sequel involving a reconciliation. The original, though incomplete, leaves little doubt that the duel ends fatally for his brash son, who instigates the challenge without knowing that his opponent is also his father. The elder warrior was also a magician and served as weapons adviser to Dietrich von Bern, the legendary version of Theodoric the Great. For 10 points, name this hero who also appears in the Nibelungenlied, where as a member of Etzel's court, he slays Kriemhild for ordering the slaughter of her brothers, and who shares his name with Pope Gregory VII.
The poem of which he is the subject is the sole surviving example of the Heldenlieder in Old High German, although a later ballad provides a sequel involving a reconciliation.
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