In the original stories, Siegfried was a boy of noble family who grew up without the care of his parents. This early background can still be seen in later versions of his story. However, the fuller Norse and German accounts build on this earlier idea with detailed descriptions of his courtly upbringing. Scholars still disagree about whether Siegfried began as a mythical figure or had a historical origin connected with the Merovingians.
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