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Der Streit der Königinnen

The Dispute of the Queens

Section of the German Nibelungenlied

Jens Nettlich
2002

Description

Two rather abstract figures representing Kriemhild and Brunhild

Information Sign

"Die beide Königinnen Brünhild und Kriemhild streiten um das Vorrecht, als erste zum Gottesdienst den Dom zu Worms betreten zu können. Dabei wird Brünhild vor ihrem Gefolge von Kriemhild zutiefst gedemütigt, als diese ihr den Ring und den Gürtel zeigt, die ihr in der Hochzeitsnacht Siegfried abgenommen hatte, als er mit seiner unsichtbar machende Tarnkappe König Gunter half, die starke Brünhild zu bezwingen."

Annotation

This sculpture is one of a series made by Jens Nettlich for towns and villages along the Nibelungen-Siegfried-Straße.

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, and Kriemhild, his wife, the wooing of Brünhild and the death of Siegfried at the hands of Hagen, and Hagen's hiding of the Nibelung treasure in the Rhine. The second part deals with Kriemhild's marriage to Etzel, her plans for revenge, the journey of the Burgundians to the court of Etzel, and their last stand in Etzel's hall (Website).

Sculptor

Jens Nettlich (Göttingen 1972), German sculptor in Winningen (Website).

Sources & Information

Nibelungenlied-Gesellschaft, Nibelungen-Denkmäler in Worms.

Locatie (N 49°37'47" - E 8°21'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp081; Photograph: 25 September 2011
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