Nibelung

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n. Mythology

1. Any of a race of subterranean dwarfs whose hoard of riches and magic ring were taken from them by Siegfried.

2. A follower of Siegfried.

3. One of the Burgundian kings in the Nibelungenlied.

[German, from Middle High German Nibelunc, from Old High German Nibulunc, Nibilung.]

Nibelung [ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ]

n pl -lungs, -lungen [-ˌlʊŋən] German myth

1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried

2. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) one of Siegfried's companions or followers

3. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in the Nibelungenlied) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy

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Noun	1.	Nibelung - (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
	2.	Nibelung - (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A quarter century ago, the same director and conductor created a new legendary production of Wagner's tetralogy The Ring of the Nibelung at Bayreuth.

Leos Janacek: From the House of the Dead by Veber, Petr / Czech Music

The world of Apocalypse Nerd is dark but there is also humor, most of which comes from Bagge's art--his characters look like cartoon doodles, making the mayhem, bloodshed and double-digit body count seem like an episode of the Flintstones, or the Bugs Bunny Ring of the Nibelung episode.

Bagge, Peter. Apocalypse herd by Galuschak, George / Kliatt

Back in May, the Great Performers series imported the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s stunning concert production of Tristan und Isolde to Avery Fisher Hall; then came the complete “Ring of the Nibelung,” with the four operas offered in a production created by the lionized conductor Valery Gergiev and featuring the singers and orchestra of St.

Light Summer Classics; a Hearty Russian Ring Cycle by Russell Platt / The New York Observer

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