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Sarah Sharp
Dr. Larry Brown
LULT 2003: World Literature & the Arts040!20!"
Ring of the Nibelung: Valkyrie
•Who was the #ysterious stran$er at Sie$linde%s weddin$ What was
his $i'tA #ysterious stran$er in $ray with a droopin$ hat (#ost
li)ely Wotan* who attended
the re+eption. ,e -uried a sword up to the hilt into the tree
lo+ated in the +enter o' her
house.
• What eent has led Sie$#und to ,undin$%s house
,is ene#ies were +hasin$ hi# a'ter he tried to help a youn$
wo#an +allin$ 'or help.
• What is Wotan%s plan to re$ain the rin$
,e will hae the one he loes/ his son Sie$#und/ )illed in
-attle.
• Des+ri-e the +hara+ter o' Brunnhilde.
Dau$hter o' rda and Wotan and is +onsidered -y her 'ather to -e
his #ost dearest
dau$hter. She%s a ery loyal dau$hter and warrior. She has a
sy#patheti+ heart and
+o#passion 'or her si-lin$s.
• What does Brunnhilde 'ear #ost a-out her punish#ent ,ow does
Wotan prote+t her
She is a'raid that a +oward will awa)en her and -e+o#e her
#aster. Wotan a$rees to
surround the #ountain she will lie in with a rin$ o' 'ire that
only the -raest shall
pass throu$h.
