King Siegmund of the Netherlands is shown here knighting his son, Prince Siegfried, the famed hero of German mythology.

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King Siegmund of the Netherlands is shown here knighting his son, Prince Siegfried, the famed hero of German mythology. Myths tell of Siegfried's conquest of Brunhild and in Wagner's opera, "Siegfried," he kills the dragon Fafnir and wins Brunnehilde. The illustration dates to 1917.

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