Siegfried

The Legendary Dragon Slayer

### Titles

Mightiest of the Vǫlsungar, the Vǫlsungr, Son of Sigmundr, Prince of Hunaland, Dragon Slayer, Slayer of Fafnir, Dragon-Slaying Genius, Brilliant Dragonslayer, Dragon-Blooded Knight, Tenacious Dragon Slayer

## Profile

### Personify

Germanic Nationalism, Dragon-Slaying, Cursed Immortality, Combat, Dragons, War, Heroism

### Affiliations

Grani (Mount), Vǫlsungr Family, Hunaland, Heaven, Valhalla (Current Residence), Germany

## Design

### Eye Colour

Blue or Brown (Yellow after absorbing Dragon Blood)

## Relationships

### Parents

Siegmund and Sieglind, Regin (Foster Father/Guardian)

### Other Relationships

Fafnir (Sworn Enemy), Odin (Master), Völsung (Ancestor), Signý (aunt), Brynhildr (Lover?), Hagen (Ex-Friend)

## Other

### Status

Alive (Reborn as an Einherjar) (Previously Dead)

**Siegfried** is the legendary dragon slayer written in the stories of Norse Mythology. He is a great national hero of Germany that has many different depictions in the various legends attributed to him.

## Overview

In his most famous tale, he slew the evil dragon Fafnir with the cursed holy sword Balmung and became invincible but for a spot on his back when he was bathed in the blood of a legendary dragon he slew. In exchange for his sister's hand in marriage, the king of Burgundy asked Siegfried to help him trick Brunnhilde, the queen of Iceland, to marry him. Though successful, when Brunnhilde found out about the deception years later, she killed Siegfried out of spite.

He is a person whose tragedy that had spread throughout Europe concerning dragon slaying and the Das Rheingold, and his character became established with the ancient epic known as Nibelungenlied. Siegfried's legend came into existence around the 5-6th Century and had spread to many lands. At nearly the same time, the story of the hero Sigurd, the *"Völsunga saga"*, came into existence. Wagner's opera *"Der Ring des Nibelungen"* is a masterpiece work that compiles these legends together. Although Siegfried and Sigurd possesses similar origins, they are two entirely different existences, set in different timelines.

He was a great national hero of Germany who had many variations legends attributed to him, with his most famous appearance being his introductory role in Nibelungenlied where his character was established in, although he was not the real main character but rather his wife Gudrun whose tale is actually said to be the most terrible revenge brought upon by her hatred and despair after the death and betrayal of her husband.

## History

Siegfried was born a prince of a noble lineage in The Netherlands. He wields the precious sword Balmung which he received from the Nibelungen familyWP, and has been in battles ever since he was a young man, having faced and fought in many campaigns and several adventures.

## Myths and Legends

Siegfried is known most in the medieval German epic Das Nibelungenlied, most widely known due to its adaptation by Richard Wagner into a series of four operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen. The character of Siegfried and much of the plot of the medieval German epic originate from earlier Norse sagas, where the character is known as Sigurd.

## Quotes

* *"Everyone said that no man now living or ever after would be born who would be equal to him in strength, courage, and in all sorts of courtesy, as well as in boldness and generosity that he had above all men, and that his name would never perish in the German tongue, and the same was true with the Norsemen."* - A note about Siegfried after his death.

* *"I am a hero... heroes fight and die in obscurity... Truth seekers and warriors. Even now, after being granted a second life that fate does not change"* - Siegfried.

* *"You and I were both killed thanks to scheming and treachery of former friends. But I have no intention of having a pity party. Unfortunately for you, I don’t regret the past that much."* - Siegfried.

## Trivia

* The fact that Siegfried and Sigurd possess many similarities and are treated as the same person in legend makes people believe they are the same person. In truth, it would better to call alternate versions of each other that exist in separate timelines or worlds.
* In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Siegfried became heavily associated with German nationalism.

## Image Sources

* (Siegfried by whiteshaix drr96p-fullview.jpg) Siegfried by whiteshaix
* (Siegfried by genzoman d18h9ks.jpg) Siegfried by GENZOMAN
* (Siegfried 29.webp) Siegfried from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers