Editing Brunhild (section)

=== Relationship to Sigurd ===

Though it is only attested in the Norse tradition, it seems likely that the German Siegfried also had prior involvement with Brunhild before he wooed her for Gunther—the ''Nibelungenlied'' strongly hints that the two already know each other.{{sfn|Heinzle|2013|p=1,009}} Brunhild's original motivation for having Sigurd killed seems to have been her public dishonor, the only motivation observable in the ''Nibelungenlied'' and the ''Brot af Sigurðarkviðu''. Her motivation as a scorned lover, which is introduced in the ''Sigurðarkviða hin skamma'' and reaches its apex in the ''Völsunga saga'', is likely a later development of the Norse tradition and is possibly inspired by the story of [[Tristan and Iseult]].{{sfn|Millet|2008|p=321}}{{sfn|Uecker|1972|p=37}}