Sentence:  In manuscripts A and B,[of the "Nibelungenlied"] the smiles of Gunther, Siegfried, and <WSD>Brunhild</WSD> are recognized as expressions of power and are greeted with the appropriate responses of retaliation, subjugation, or subjugation followed by retaliation. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.