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91Kriemhild — /kreem hilt/, n. (in the Nibelungenlied) the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther. Cf. Gudrun. * * * or Gudrun In the Nibelungenlied, the gentle princess courted by Siegfried. Her grief at Siegfried s death transforms her into a she devil… …
92Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… …
93Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …
94Atli, Lay of — ▪ medieval poem Norse Atlakvida heroic poem in the Norse Poetic Edda (see Edda), an older variant of the tale of slaughter and revenge that is the subject of the German epic Nibelungenlied, from which it differs in several respects. In… …
95Heldenlieder — ▪ German literature English Songs of Heroes body of short, poignant poetic songs celebrating dramatic, and usually tragic, episodes in the lives of the Germanic heroes. Other themes concerned pagan religious ritual, battle songs, and… …
96Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… …
97Aëtius — • A Roman general, patrician, and consul, b. towards the end of the fourth century; d. 454 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Aetius Aëtius …
98Hungary — • History of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hungary Hungary † Cathol …
99Naturism — • The term proposed by Reville to designate the worship of nature. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Naturism Naturism † …
100Literary or Profane Legends — Literary or Profane Legends † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Literary or Profane Legends In the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of oral transmission historic narrative necessarily becomes …
