Siegfried, called Sigurd in Old Norse, is a figure from the heroic literature of the Germanic people. He appears in both German and Old Norse stories, though the two traditions do not always tell his story in the same way. A feature shared by all versions is his outstanding strength and courage. He appears in the story of Brunhild, where he dies, but in other stories he is the leading character and succeeds.
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