Kriemhild sought revenge in the Nibelungenlied because Siegfried, the man she married, was killed on the order of her brother Gunther. Brunhild’s spite over Siegfried’s role in winning her for Gunther led to the killing. Kriemhild’s grief changed her character in the second part of the epic. She married Etzel, also known as Attila the Hun, so that she could use his court as part of her plan against her brothers.
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