Siegfried — Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy Character Profile

About Siegfried

Dragon-slaying hero who gains invulnerability and drives the central tragedy.

Siegfried — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Dragon slaying, Invulnerability, Swordsmanship, Leadership, Treasure mastery

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about Siegfried

Occupation

dragonslayer, adventurer, explorer

Manner of Death

Homicide

Siegfried's Known Relations

• Aslaug — Child
• Svanhildr — Child
• Hjördís — Mother
• Sigmund — Father
• Brynhild — Spouse
• Gudrun — Spouse
• Helgi Hundingsbane — Relative
• Sinfjötli — Relative
• Grípir — Relative

Character Facts

Played by

Uwe Beyer

Appears in

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy (1966)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Siegfried — Romantic Former Lover — Brunhild (Karin Dor)

  Initial romantic bond formed during the Icelandic rescue, later shattered by deception.

• Siegfried — Conflict Murderer — Hagen (Siegfried Wischnewski)

  Hagen orchestrates and executes the assassination of Siegfried at Brunhild's demand.

• Siegfried — Conflict Conqueror — Alberich (Skip Martin)

  Siegfried defeats Alberich and claims the Nibelung treasure and magic helm.

• Siegfried — Social Admirer — Volker von Alzey (Hans von Borsody)

  Volker publicly celebrates Siegfried's heroism, cementing his status in the court.

• Siegfried — Family Brother-in-Law — Giselher (Terence Hill)

  Giselher welcomes Siegfried into the royal family through marriage to Kriemhild.

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• Giselher (Terence Hill)
• Rüdiger von Bechlarn (Dieter Eppler)
• Gernot (Fred Williams)
• Alberich (Skip Martin)
• Slaodel (Đorđe Nenadović)
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