Kriemhild is the grieving widow whose anger drives the entire tragedy. She accepts King Etzel (Attila)'s proposal only after securing a promise of vengeance, demands the hidden treasure from Hagen Tronje, and later engineers the invitation and destruction of her brothers' party. Her pursuit of revenge ultimately costs her family, allies, and life.
Kriemhild is Queen Ute’s daughter and the woman Siegfried seeks to marry. After their wedding, she receives Brunhild’s armlet and reveals the secret of Siegfried’s deception during their quarrel. When Siegfried is murdered, she condemns King Gunther and swears revenge on Hagen Tronje.
Eva’s mother and the headmaster’s wife, present at a meal with Eva and Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer charms the family with jokes and exaggerations before leaving to finish his schoolwork. The scene places her within the Knauer household and shows her in the company of Pfeiffer during his school disguise.
Karin is Dankmar's assistant and helps him begin work on his invention soon after 1918. The device is designed to render electrically powered military equipment unusable, reflecting Dankmar's aim of preventing future wars. The plot identifies her as a practical collaborator in his work, though it gives no further account of her actions after the invention is presented.
A brief character appearance in The Buchholz Family.
Margarete Schön has 37 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Familie Buchholz Filmreihe with 2 titles. Signature works include Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, Our Heavenly Bodies. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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