Hagen orders a woman to kill Gunther before he will reveal the whereabouts of a hoard at the bottom of this location, then is killed by her for going against his word. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this body of water home to namesake legendary nixie “maidens” protecting a store of gold. Boaters are legendarily drowned by a siren combing her golden hair in this body of water.
ANSWER: Rhine River [or Rhein; or Rijn; or Rhin; accept Rhinemaidens or Rheintöchter]
[10e] The hoard that Kriemhild seeks was obtained when Siegfried killed one of these creatures named Fafnir. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (“YOR-mun-gahn-durr”) is one of these creatures who dwells in the oceans of Midgard.
ANSWER: Germanic dragons [or serpents; or wyrms; accept giant snakes; accept Midgard Serpent or World Serpent]
[10h] This husband of Kriemhild shuns her after she kills Hagen, Gunther, and Siegfried. This ruler, whose historical counterpart apocryphally had a river diverted for his burial, owns the gold-decked castle that serves as the destination of Dietrich’s Flight.
ANSWER: Etzel [or Atli; or Attila the Hun]
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