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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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  1. Norse Mythology
    Asgard Valhalla Norse Sagas About Norse Mythology Facts and Figures Genealogy Bibliography
  2. Genealogy
    Family Tree of Norse Deities and Giants Houses of the Northern Kingdoms Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings) House of Halfdan-Hrolf The Nibelungs Thidrekssaga Beowulf and the Scyldings Kudrun
  3. Thidrekssaga

Thidrekssaga

There are several family trees mentioned in the Thidrekssaga.

  • The Amelungs

  • The House of Attila

  • The Niflungs

  • The House of the Vilkins

The Amelungs

Note that in the German legend, the Amelungs usually referred to Thiðrek and his followers, who followed the hero into exile. But in the Thiðrekssaga, the Amelungs were Thiðrek's enemies, Erminrek, his uncle, and Erminrek's followers.

Thidrek's first wife was Gudilinda, daughter of King Drusian of Drekanflis.

Since Hildebrand (Hildibrand) was a prominent figure in the Thiðrekssaga and other Germanic legends, as a companion and mentor of Thiðrek, I have included a family of the Fenidi (Venice) under the Amelungs. This tree is shown below.

The House of Attila

Attila was a historical figure who was made popular in German and Norse legends. There are a few variations of spelling for Attila's name, such as Atli in the Norse legend and Etzel in the German. In the Thiðrekssaga, he was called Attila. In the Icelandic legend, Brynhild was related to Attila (Atli), but in the Thiðrekssaga and the German legend there was no relationship between these two figures.

The Niflungs

The famous Burgundian family was known variously as the Niflungs and the Guikings in the Norse legend, and the Nibelungs among the Germans. In Thidrekssaga, they were called Niflungs.

Sigmund and his son Sigurd were called the Volsungs in the Icelandic Volsunga Saga. But in the Thidrekssaga, they were known as the Tarlungs.

The House of the Vilkins

According to the German and Norse legends (at least the Icelandic legend), Velent was known as Weland or Volund, but was more popularly known as Wayland the Smith among the English-speaking countries. His son was called Witege in German countries and Vidga in the Norse regions.

Related Genealogy

  • Nibelungenlied (German)

  • Volsunga Saga (Norse, Icelandic)

Related Pages

  • Thidrekssaga

  • Nibelungenlied

  • Volsunga Saga

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Genealogy:

  • • Family Tree of Norse Deities and Giants
  • • Houses of the Northern Kingdoms
  • • Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)
  • • House of Halfdan-Hrolf
  • • The Nibelungs
  • • Thidrekssaga
  • • Beowulf and the Scyldings
  • • Kudrun
Thiðreks saga

Thiðreks saga

The Thiðrekssaga was written around 1205, which was about the same time as the Nibelungenlied (c. 1200). The "Saga of Thiðrek" was based on the adventures of the great German hero Thiðrek , who was known in German legend as Dietrich of Verona (Ber...

December 21st, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Genealogy

Genealogy

Norse Tradition German Tradition Norse Tradition German Tradition

March 29th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Volsunga Saga

Volsunga Saga

The Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga or Volsungasaga) was the story of love and betrayal, adventure and tragedy expanding over several generations, beginning with the son of Odin named Sigi. An unknown author from Iceland wrote the Volsunga Saga in th...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Background

Background

Background for the Norse Volung-Niflung myth and the German Nibelung epic. Sources The Edda Who were the Nibelungs? Plot Comparison Sources There are many sources for the saga of Sigurd/Siegfried and the downfall of the Burgundian family. Such was...

July 28th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Volsungs

Volsungs

Beginning Signy & Sigmund Death of Sigmund & Sinfjotli Beginning Sigi was a great hunter, yet was a thrall of Skadi named Bredi who had matched his prowess in hunting and bested him. In a jealous rage, he killed Bredi, hiding the body in a snowdri...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Cycle of the Ring

Cycle of the Ring

In Germanic myths, the most important narratives were the legends in the Nibelungen cycle or the Cycle of the Ring , which can be found in Scandinavian (Norse) and German literature. It centred on the hero Sigurd/Siegfried and the Burgundian famil...

July 28th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Norse Sagas

Norse Sagas

The word "saga" probably means "What is told". Norse sagas are similar to epics, but usually refer to works compiled in Iceland during the medieval period. A saga is usually a narrative, either in poems or prose, dealing with historical, legendary...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
German Heroes

German Heroes

Characters of the Nibelungenlied Other German Characters Characters of the Nibelungenlied For Alberich , see Dwarves. For Hiltgunt, see Waltharius . For Sieglind, see Hjordis . For Walther, see Waltharius . Genealogy The Nibelungs Thiðrekssaga Oth...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Dietrich Legend

Dietrich Legend

The hero Dietrich was a popular hero in German legends and literature. The collection of tales about Dietrich was known as the Dietrichsage – "Sagas of Dietrich". Here, on the Dietrich Legend page, there are not only tales about Dietrich, but I ha...

June 13th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied (the "Song of the Nibelungs") was a heroic epic poem written in Middle High German, most likely in Austria, during the early 13th century. The Nibelungenlied was another version of the Nibelungen cycle that was different from th...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe

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