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This scene, coming directly after Siegfried physically subdues Brunhild so that Gunther can finally sleep with her and consummate their marriage, has puzzled readers for generations. Why did Siegfried take the ring and girdle from Brunhild? The answer probably lies in the Thidreksaga, an Old Norse parallel to The Nibelungenlied which is believed to preserve an older version of the same story. In that version, Siegfried does in fact deflower Brunhild, with Gunther’s permission. It’s thought that, in attempting to soften the older story for his 13th-century audience, the poet includes this theft of Brunhild’s jewelry as a stand-in…
