BrünnhildeSiegfried
BrünnhildeSiegfried is a term sometimes used in discussions of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen to refer to the relationship or pairing of Brünnhilde and Siegfried, two central figures across the cycle. The name combines their identities to highlight how their bond drives much of the drama and its tragic consequences, rather than pointing to a separate character.
The phrase is not a canonical term in Wagner scholarship; it appears mainly in fan discourse and
In the operas, Siegfried awakens Brünnhilde and their ensuing relationship becomes a driving force of the plot.
In performance and scholarship, BrünnhildeSiegfried is discussed as a lens for examining how personal desire intersects