NOUN
- (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried
- (German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried
How To Use Nibelung In A Sentence
- A scrunchy havoc of whip, sleigh bells, saxophones, bass guitar, as well as the full forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Nibelung note of a household hammer for good measure, bashed, danced and whirled through this 15-minute non-stop toccata. BBC Prom 54; La fanciulla del West; Joyce DiDonato; Simon Keenlyside; Kronos Quartet
- The second concerns the Nibelung myth, which relates the story of the Germanic hero Siegfried.
- Put together, the film becomes Gesamtkunstwerk at the level of Wagner's Nibelungen cycle or Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy: a total, totally absorbing work of art that delights and also exercises the senses, the cortical emotions, the intellect - and achieves this feat without loudly advertising its intent or, for that matter, its artsiness. Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Andreadis Unibrow Theory of Art
- You could do worse than listening to the broadcasts of the complete cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, as I did this past Saturday, with the first opera of the tetralogy, Das Rheingold.
- Eddic record, Dark Elves (Nibelungs, or nebulous Sons of the Night) are digging and working, melting and forging the ore in their smithies, producing charmful rings that remind us of the diadems which bind the brows of rulers; golden ornaments and sharp weapons; all of which confer great power upon their owner. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
- The Volsunga Saga and Nibelungenlied hardly differ in anything but the name.
- I once loved you, and was troubled to see that thing go viral, especially with the groom what's his name again? drawn as one of Wagner's rapacious little Nibelungen, though you have to admire the artisanship, and the groom's lavish death by intestinal extrusion, which took years of study. My Super PAC Is Driving Me CRAZY