Nibelung hoard

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The Nibelung hoard is a legendary treasure of immense wealth and cursed power that drives much of the conflict and tragedy in Richard Wagner’s operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nibelung hoard canonical 3
Rhinegold treasure 1
treasure of Fafnir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional object
legendary treasure
mythological treasure
appearsInWork Der Ring des Nibelungen
associatedWithAuthor Richard Wagner
associatedWithGroup Nibelungs
linked to: Nibelungenlied
centralThemeOf Der Ring des Nibelungen
drivesPlotOf Der Ring des Nibelungen
firstAppearance Das Rheingold
guardedBy Fafner
hasCreator Richard Wagner
hasCurseFrom Alberich
hasEffect brings misfortune to its possessors
causes conflict
incites greed
leads to tragedy
hasGenre music drama
hasInfluenceOn modern fantasy literature
operatic repertoire
hasMedium opera
hasOriginIn German mythology
hasProperty cursed power
immense wealth
hasTimeOfCreation 19th century
includesItem Ring of the Nibelung
Tarnhelm
linked to: Andvari's ring
inspiredBy Nibelungenlied
medieval Germanic legends
languageOfWork German
laterPossessedBy Gunther
Hagen
Siegfried
locatedInFictionalPlace Nibelheim
ownedBy Alberich
paidTo Fafner
Fasolt
partOf Der Ring des Nibelungen
reappearsIn Die Walküre
Götterdämmerung
Siegfried
relatedConcept cursed treasure
dragon hoard
seizedBy Wotan
stolenFrom Alberich
symbolizes corrupting power of wealth
curse of power
destructive nature of greed
usedAsRansomFor Freia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Der Ring des Nibelungen centralObject Nibelung hoard
Gram associatedWith treasure of Fafnir
linked to: Nibelung hoard
Fasolt receivesAsRansom Rhinegold treasure
linked to: Nibelung hoard
Fafner guards Nibelung hoard
Ring cycle centralObject Nibelung hoard