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List Of Figures In Germanic Heroic Legend, D–E
D } , , The name means "day" from PGmc *''daʒaz''. , In the Poetic Edda, Eddic poem ''Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II'', Dag was the son of Högne, Högni3 and the brother of Sigrún and Bragi. When Helgi Hundingsbane fought for the hand of Sigrún against her suitor Hothbrodd and her family, only Dag was spared and made to swear allegiance to the Völsungs. As Dag was obliged by honour to avenge his father, he sacrificed to Odin and the god lent him Gungnir, his spear. Dag found Helgi in the Grove of fetters (probably the sacred grove of the Semnones mentioned by Tacitus) and pierced him with the spear. He went to his sister to inform her about it and she put a curse on him. , , ''Helgakvíða Hundingsbana II'' , , - , Dag the Great , non, Dagr inn ríki , Probably Snorri's addition. , For the etymology of Dagr, see Dag above. , In the ''Ynglinga saga'', Dag the Great is the father of Dageiðr, who together with Alaric and Eric, Alaric, the king of Sweden, had the son Yng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrich Im Kampf Mit Dem Wilden Mann, Stuttgart Um 1470
Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietrich, link=no; 1099–1168), Count of Flanders * Dietrich of Ringelheim (9th century), Saxon count and father of St Matilda * Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), German Lutheran pastor and theologian * Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock (1672–1757), Prussian field marshal and cavalry leader * Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637/39–1707), Danish-German composer and organist * Dietrich von Choltitz (1894–1966), German General and last commander of Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944 * Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923), German politician * Dietrich Enns (born 1991), American baseball player * Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925–2012), German baritone singer * Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889–1977), German Catholic philosopher and theologian * Dietrich Hollinderb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
