Gundomar I (also Gundimar, Godomar, or Godemar) was eldest son and successor of
Gebicca,
King of the Burgundians. He succeeded his father in 406 or 407 and reigned until 411. He was succeeded by his brother
Giselher Giselher, Gisilher, Gisiler, or Giseler ( la, Gislaharius) is a Germanic masculine given name. It may refer to:
*Giselher of Burgundy, Burgundian king
* Gisilher (archbishop of Magdeburg), German ecclesiastic
*Giselher Klebe (1925–2009), German ...
.
In the ''
Nibelungenlied
The ( gmh, Der Nibelunge liet or ), translated as ''The Song of the Nibelungs'', is an epic poem written around 1200 in Middle High German. Its anonymous poet was likely from the region of Passau. The is based on an oral tradition of German ...
'', he is named
Gernot Gernot is a German masculine given name, derived from Old High German "ger" (spear) and "khnoton" (to brandish). It is rare, but still in use in German speaking countries today.
Gundomar I, King of the Burgundians c. 407–411 is named Gernot in ...
(sometimes Gernoz) and he is the brother of
Gunther
Gundaharius or Gundahar (died 437), better known by his legendary names Gunther ( gmh, Gunther) or Gunnar ( non, Gunnarr), was a historical king of Burgundy in the early 5th century. Gundahar is attested as ruling his people shortly after they ...
,
Giselher Giselher, Gisilher, Gisiler, or Giseler ( la, Gislaharius) is a Germanic masculine given name. It may refer to:
*Giselher of Burgundy, Burgundian king
* Gisilher (archbishop of Magdeburg), German ecclesiastic
*Giselher Klebe (1925–2009), German ...
and
Kriemhild
Gudrun ( ; non, Guðrún) or Kriemhild ( ; gmh, Kriemhilt) is the wife of Sigurd/Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two q ...
.
In
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern peri ...
, he is called Guthormr, and he was the murderer of
Sigurd
Sigurd ( non, Sigurðr ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Merovi ...
(Sigfried), the dragon slayer.
See also
*
Germanic king
Germanic kingship is a thesis regarding the role of kings among the pre-Christianized Germanic tribes of the Migration period (c. 300–700 AD) and Early Middle Ages (c. 700–1,000 AD). The thesis holds that the institution of feudal mo ...
Kings of the Burgundians
German heroic legends
4th-century births
411 deaths
Nibelung tradition
5th-century monarchs in Europe
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