24 Facts About Gunther

Gundaharius or Gundahar, better known by his legendary names Gunther (Middle High German: Gunther) or Gunnar (Old Norse: Gunnarr), was a historical king of Burgundy in the early 5th century.

Gunther was involved in the campaigns of the failed Roman usurper Jovinus before the latter's defeat, after which he was settled on the left bank of the Rhine as a Roman ally.

Gunther was defeated by the Roman general Flavius Aetius, who destroyed Gundahar's kingdom with the help of Hunnish mercenaries the following year, resulting in Gundahar's death.

Gunther appears as an adversary in the legend of Walter of Aquitaine.

Gunther appears as a legendary character in Latin, Middle High German, Old Norse, and Old English texts, as well as in various pictorial depictions from Scandinavia.

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Gunther plays an important role in Richard Wagner's operatic Ring cycle, which is based on the medieval legends of Sigurd.

Gunther is attested as being involved in Jovinus's campaigns in southern Gaul.

Gunther refuses the gifts that Walther offers him to make peace and is portrayed as boastful.

In Waltharius, Gunther appears as a king of the Franks with his capital at Worms.

When Gunther finds the pair, he demands that Walter give him Hiltgunt and the gold.

Gunther is the son of King Dancrat and Queen Ute and rules together with his royal brothers Giselher and Gernot, and his sister is named Kriemhild.

Gunther subsequently relies on Siegfried to defeat his enemies the Saxons and Danes.

Gunther's refuses, however, to sleep with Gunther on her wedding night, tying him up and hanging him from a hook.

Gunther accepts this invitation despite Hagen's warning, and the Burgundians trek from Worms to Etzelburg.

Gunther can be said to play a secondary role to Hagen in the conclusion of the Nibelungenlied.

Gunther is the son of King Aldrian and Queen Oda and brother of Grimhild, Gernoz (Gernot), and Gisler (Giselher), and half-brother of Hogni (Hagen).

Gunther loses in combat against one of King Isung's sons, but is freed once Thidrek defeats Sigurd.

Gunther's intends to kill them, while Atli desires the hoard they had taken from Sigurd.

Gunther's then kills herself in spite of Gunnar's attempts to change her mind.

Gunther's tells how Atli refused to marry her to Gunnar after her sister Brunhild's death.

Gunther refuses to tell Atli, so Atli has him thrown into a snake pit.

Gunther is unable to change her mind, and she demands that he kill Sigurd.

Gunther seeks to marry Atli's other sister Oddrun, but Atli refuses and the two begin an affair.

Gunther's argues in favor of identifying the figure in the snake pit in all of these images with Gunnar, noting their apparent shared iconography.