Brunhild is a powerful female figure from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess Brunhilda of Austrasia.

In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events. In the continental Germanic tradition, where she is a central character in the Nibelungenlied, she is a powerful Amazon-like queen. In both traditions, she is instrumental in bringing about the death of the hero Sigurd or Siegfried after he deceives her into marrying the Burgundian king Gunther or Gunnar. In both traditions, the immediate cause for her desire to have Sigurd murdered is a quarrel with the hero's wife, Gudrun/Kriemhild. In the Scandinavian tradition, but not in the continental tradition, Brunhild kills herself after Sigurd's death.

Brünnhilde also plays a central, transformative role in ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' as both a divine figure and the emotional heart of the story’s conclusion. Originally one of Wotan’s Valkyrie daughters, she is stripped of her immortality as punishment for defying him in an attempt to protect Siegfried’s father, Sigmund, showing her compassion even in opposition to divine authority. Over time, she becomes deeply humanized through her love for Siegfried, which ultimately shapes the final resolution of the curse of the ring. After Siegfried’s betrayal and death, Brünnhilde recognizes the full extent of Wotan’s failed schemes and the destructive power of the ring. In an act of profound sacrifice and redemption, she returns the ring to the Rhine maidens and throws herself onto Siegfried’s funeral pyre. Her self-sacrifice brings about the downfall of the gods and the destruction of Valhalla, marking both the end of divine rule and the resolution of the ring’s curse.

All published appearances of Brunhild from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* Volsunga Saga
* Poetic Edda
** Grípisspá
** Fáfnismál
** Sigrdrífumál
** Brot af Sigurðarkviðu
** Guðrúnarkviða I
** Sigurðarkviða hin skamma
** Helreið Brynhildar
* Prose Edda
** Skáldskaparmál
* Nibelungenlied
* Nibelungenklage
* Rosengarten zu Worms
* Þiðrekssaga
* Biterolf und Dietleib

* 'Der Ring des Nibelungen
** Die Walküre
** Siegfried
** Götterdämmerung

* Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)

*Brunhild has been called "the paramount figure of Germanic legend."

*[https://thenorsegods.com/brunhilde/ The Norse Gods]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunhild Wikipedia]
*[http://mythology.wikia.com/wiki/Brynhildr Mythology Wiki]
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Brunnhilde_(Earth-616) Marvel Database]
*[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Brunhilde_(New_Earth) DC Database]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/brynhildr/4005-21359/ ComicVine]
*Myths in Media Wiki
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