Siegfried
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Siegfried is a German language male given name, meaning "victory peace".
Siegfried may also refer to:
Siegfried may also refer to:
People
- Sigfrid of SwedenSigfrid of SwedenSaint Sigfrid was a Benedictine monk and bishop in Sweden; he converted king Olof Skötkonung in 1008...
(died 1045), English missionary to Sweden and patron saint of Växjö - Siegfried I, Archbishop of MainzSiegfried I, Archbishop of MainzSiegfried I was the Abbot of Fulda from 25 December 1058 until he became Archbishop of Mainz in 6 January 1060.Siegfried was a member of the Frankish Reginbodonen family of the Rhineland. His family furnished counts in the Königssondergau and burgraves and vogts of Mainz. Siegfried was educated in...
(died 1945* Siegfried III, Archbishop of MainzSiegfried III, Archbishop of MainzSiegfried III von Eppstein was archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249. He in 1244 granted freedom to the citizens of Mainz, who subsequently could run their affairs more independently though their own council.; in law it remained an episcopal city.... - Siegfried (Get Smart), fictional character in 1960s American comedy television series Get Smart
- Siegfried, a character in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
- Siegfried JerusalemSiegfried JerusalemSiegfried Jerusalem is a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Wagner, he has performed Siegfried, Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan to wide acclaim...
, a German operatic tenor
- Siegfried, a principal character in the ballet Swan LakeSwan LakeSwan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
- Siegfried Schtauffen, main character of the Soul series of fighting games
- Siegfried "Fritz" FleschSiegfried FleschSiegfried "Fritz" Flesch was an Austrian sabre fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Flesch was Jewish.-Olympic fencing career:...
, Austrian saber fencer - Siegfried LipinerSiegfried LipinerSiegfried Salomo Lipiner was an Austrian writer and poet whose works made an impression on Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche, but who published nothing after 1880 and lived out his life as Librarian of Parliament in Vienna...
, an Austrian poet and author - Siegfried SassoonSiegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC was an English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's...
, an English poet - Siegfried TranslateurSiegfried TranslateurSiegfried Translateur was a Viennese conductor and composer of waltzes, marches, and other light dance music. Today he is most famous for his "Wiener Praterleben" waltz.- Biography :...
, an Austrian composer of dance music in the early 20th century
Arts
- Siegfried (opera)Siegfried (opera)Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen , by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring...
, an opera by Richard Wagner- SigurdSigurdSigurd 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...
or Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in Nibelungenlied and subject of the opera
- Sigurd
- Siegfried (play), a play by Jean Giraudoux
Other
- Siegfried class coast defense ship of the German Imperial Navy
- SMS SiegfriedSMS SiegfriedSMS Siegfried was the first of the Siegfried class of armoured coastal defence ships built for the German Imperial Navy between 1889 and 1895. The others in the class were SMS Beowulf, SMS Frithjof, SMS Heimdall, SMS Hildebrand, SMS Hagen, SMS Odin, and SMS Ägir. She was scrapped along with her...
the class' lead ship
- SMS Siegfried
- Siegfried LineSiegfried LineThe original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916–1917 in northern France during World War I...
, German defensive lines in World War I and World War II; the Germans themselves called the World War II line the Westwall - Siegfried (band)Siegfried (band)Siegfried is an Heavy metal band from Austria that was founded in 1998 by Bruder Cle, aka Hagen, who was later joined by Daniel Bachmaier , aka Ortwin, and former Dreams of Sanity singer Sandra Schleret. In 2000 they released a demo cd called Fafnir. Later in 2000 they were signed to Napalm...
, a heavy metal band from Austria featuring singer Sandra Schleret - Wolf pack SiegfriedWolf pack SiegfriedSiegfried was a "wolfpack" of German U-boats that operated during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II.-Service history:Siegfried was formed in October 1943to operate against the North Atlantic convoy routes and comprised 18 boats....
, a wolf pack of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic - The Siegfried, a type of Knightmare Frame piloted by Jeremiah Gottwald in Code Geass
- Siegfried Hall (University of Notre Dame)Siegfried Hall (University of Notre Dame)Siegfried Hall is one of the 29 residence halls and one of the 15 male dorms on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Siegfried is situated between Pasquerilla West Hall and Theodore Hesburgh Library on Mod Quad...
, a residence hall at the University of Notre Dame - Siegfried, the first of Fritz Lang's two-film series, "Die NibelungenDie NibelungenDie Nibelungen is a series of two silent fantasy films created by Austrian director Fritz Lang in 1924: Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge....
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See also
- Siegfried & RoySiegfried & RoySiegfried & Roy are two German-American former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers....
, magicians - Karl E. H. SeigfriedKarl E. H. SeigfriedKarl E. H. Seigfried is a German-American jazz, rock, and classical bassist, guitarist, composer, bandleader, writer and educator based in Chicago....
, musician - Dubhe Alpha Siegfried, Saint Seiya anime series character Asgard Chapter
Alternative spellings
- Seigfried (disambiguation)
- Sigurd (disambiguation)Sigurd (disambiguation)Sigurd is a Scandinavian male name, derived from the Old Norse Sigurðr . Another form of this name is Sigvard.Sigurd may refer to:Several figures from Norse mythology and legend:...