Gundomar I was eldest son and successor of Gebicca, King of the Burgundians

King of Burgundy

The following is a list of the Kings of the two Kingdoms of Burgundy, and a number of related political entities devolving from Carolingian machinations over family relations.- Kings of the Burgundians :...

. He succeeded his father in 406 or 407 and reigned until 411. He was succeeded by his brother Giselher.

In the Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge....

, he is named Gernot (sometimes Gernoz)and he is the brother of Gunther

Gunther

Gunther is the German name of a semi-legendary king of Burgundy of the early 5th century...

, Giselher

Giselher

Giselher is a king of Burgundy in the Nibelungenlied, brother to kings Gunther and Gernot. Historically, these correspond to three sons of king Gebicca, Gundomar, Gislaharius , and Gundaharius , who ruled the Burgundians in the 410s...

 and Kriemhild.

In Norse mythology

Norse mythology

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, he is called Guthormr, and he was the murderer of Sigurd

Sigurd

Sigurd is a legendary hero of Norse mythology, as well as the central character in the Völsunga saga. The earliest extant representations for his legend come in pictorial form from seven runestones in Sweden and most notably the Ramsund carving Sigurd (Old Norse: Sigurðr) is a legendary hero of...

 (Sigfried), the dragon slayer.

Gernot comes from the Old High German

Old High German

The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...

 "ger" (spear) and "khnoton" (to brandish). It is rare, but still in use in German speaking countries today. Some famous Gernots include:
Gernot Pachernigg

Gernot Pachernigg

- Biography :Gernot Pachernigg grew up in Laßnitzhöhe, he always was a big musical talent, especially in the genre of Soul.In the age of 15 Gernot won some local music contests....

Gernot von Fulda
Gernot Schwab

Gernot Schwab

Gernot Schwab is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1999. A natural track luger, he won two gold medals at the 2007 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in the men's singles and mixed team events....

Gernot Endemann

See also

• Germanic king