Kriemhild is a character in Germanic heroic legend and the sister of the Burgundian kings Gunther, Gernot, and Giselher. In Norse legend, she is called Gudrun, and stories about her are tales of revenge. In the Nibelungenlied, Kriemhild is the central character. She begins as a gentle princess who is courted by the hero Siegfried, but later becomes focused on revenge after his death.
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