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Character in Norse mythology

This article is about the valkyrie. For the asteroid, see 123 Brunhild. For the novel by H. G. Wells, see Brynhild (novel). For the ship, see SS Brünhilde.

See also: Brunhilda (disambiguation)

Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild (Old Norse: Brynhildr[ˈbrynˌhildz̠], Middle High German: Brünhilt, Modern German: Brünhild or Brünhilde), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.

In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events. In the continental Germanic tradition, where she is a central character in the Nibelungenlied, she is a powerful Amazon-like queen. In both traditions, she is instrumental in bringing about the death of the hero Sigurd or Siegfried after he deceives her into marrying the B