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Siegfried Fountain

Hero in the German Nibelungenlied

Adolf von Hildebrand
1913

Description

Fountain with on top a statue of Siegfried with the dragon.

Coat of arms Heyl zu Herrnsheim

coat of arms Sophie Stein, Heyl's wife

Inscription(s)

In the spaces between the arches are texts and coat of arms:

12. februar / 1913
a.v. hildebrand / fecit
Coat of arms of Worms.
freiherr von heyl / zv herrnsheim
der vaterstadt / gewidmet
freifrav sophie von / heyl z herrnsheim
Coat of arms.

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

Adolf von Hildebrand (Marburg 1847-München 1921), German sculptor, father of the the sculptress Irene Hildebrand, who was married with the sculptor Theodor Georgii (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Worms, Denkmäler und Brunnen.
Nibelungenlied-Gesellschaft, Nibelungen-Denkmäler in Worms.

Locatie (N 49°37'47" - E 8°21'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp082; Photograph: 25 September 2011
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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