Gunnar and Siegfried travel to Brunhilde's castle. Gunnar plans to woo the maiden, but they are stopped by a ring of fire.

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Prince Siegfried (also known as Sigurd), the famed hero of Germanic mythology, was the son of King Siegmund of the Netherlands. His wife was Kriemhild, the heroine of the Nibelungenlied. In Germanic legends she is also called Gudrun, and in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen she is known as Gutrune. In Norse mythology she was the sister of Gunnar. Revenge, intrigue, sibling rivalry all play a role in Gunnar's killing of Siegfried. In this painting by Dollman, Gunnar and Siegfried travel to Brunhilde's castle (Brunhilde is a Valkyrie and a shieldmaiden) where Gunnar plans to woo the maiden, but they are stopped by a ring of fire (seen here). Gunnar cannot make it through, Siegfried assumes his shape and does. He keep his identity secret and later Gunnar marries Brunhilde.

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