The central tragic figure whose life is defined by successive losses and an all-consuming quest for vengeance. After Siegfried's murder and her son's death at Hagen's hands, she marries Etzel and manipulates a political invitation to draw the Burgundian court into a deadly trap.
Kriemhild accepts marriage to Etzel to secure a new power base after her son's death.
Hagen orchestrated Siegfried's murder, making him Kriemhild's primary target for bloody revenge.
Years of political treason and personal betrayal have turned the two queens into deadly adversaries.
Giselher is part of the Burgundian court invited to the Danube, bound by shared political fate.
Gernot accompanies Gunther to the Hun court, sharing the knights' impending danger.
Volker is a key Burgundian lord whose loyalty ties him to the court's collective decision.
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