volsung.md

Volsung tradition's curse flow

flowchart TD
    Andvari[Andvari]
    Hreidmar[Hreidmar]
    Regin[Regin]
    Fafnir[Fafnir]
    Otr[Otr]
    Dragon[Fafnir becomes dragon]
    Sigurd[Sigurd]
    Brynhildr[Brynhildr]
    Gudrun[Gudrun]
    Gjuki[Guki family]
    Atli[Atli]
    Doom[Destruction of families]

    Andvari --> Hreidmar
    Hreidmar --> Regin
    Hreidmar --> Fafnir
    Hreidmar --> Otr
    Fafnir --> Dragon
    Dragon --> Sigurd
    Sigurd --> Brynhildr
    Sigurd --> Gudrun
    Gudrun --> Gjuki
    Gjuki --> Atli
    Atli --> Doom
    Brynhildr --> Doom

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Nibelungenlied blood-feud

flowchart TD
    Siegfried[Siegfried]
    Kriemhild[Kriemhild]
    Gunther[Gunther]
    Brunhild[Bruenhild]
    Hagen[Hagen]
    NibelungTreasure[Nibelung treasure]
    Etzel[Etzel]
    Burgundians[Burgundians destroyed]

    Siegfried --> Kriemhild
    Kriemhild --> Gunther
    Gunther --> Brunhild
    Gunther --> Hagen
    Siegfried --> NibelungTreasure
    NibelungTreasure --> Kriemhild
    Hagen --> Siegfried
    Kriemhild --> Etzel
    Etzel --> Burgundians
    Kriemhild --> Burgundians

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Wagner doom flow:

flowchart TD
    Rhinegold[Rhinegold]
    Alberich[Alberich]
    Ring[Ring of Power]
    Wotan[Wotan]
    Giants[Giants Fasolt and Fafner]
    Fafner[Fafner dragon]
    Siegmund[Siegmund]
    Sieglinde[Sieglinde]
    Siegfried[Siegfried]
    Brunnhilde[Brunnhilde]
    Hagen[Hagen]
    Gibichungs[Gibichung family]
    Twilight[Twilight of the Gods]

    Rhinegold --> Alberich
    Alberich --> Ring
    Ring --> Wotan
    Wotan --> Giants
    Giants --> Fafner
    Fafner --> Siegfried
    Siegmund --> Siegfried
    Sieglinde --> Siegfried
    Siegfried --> Brunnhilde
    Brunnhilde --> Gibichungs
    Gibichungs --> Hagen
    Hagen --> Twilight
    Ring --> Twilight

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historical and thematic flows

without tolkien

flowchart LR
    OralTrad[Early Germanic oral tradition]
    Volsung[Volsung material Norse]
    Nibelung[Nibelungenlied]
    MotifRing[Cursed ring and hoard]
    MotifDragon[Dragon hoard and greed]
    MotifDynasty[Dynastic doom]
    MotifCourt[Courtly honor and politics]
    Philology[19th century philology and myth study]
    Wagner[Wagner Ring cycle]

    OralTrad --> Volsung
    OralTrad --> Nibelung

    Volsung --> MotifRing
    Volsung --> MotifDragon
    Volsung --> MotifDynasty

    Nibelung --> MotifDynasty
    Nibelung --> MotifCourt

    MotifRing --> Wagner
    MotifDragon --> Wagner
    MotifDynasty --> Wagner
    MotifCourt --> Wagner

    Volsung --> Philology
    Nibelung --> Philology
    Philology --> Wagner

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with tolkien

flowchart LR
    OralTrad[Early Germanic oral tradition]
    Volsung[Volsung material Norse]
    Nibelung[Nibelungenlied]
    MotifRing[Cursed ring and hoard]
    MotifDragon[Dragon hoard and greed]
    MotifDynasty[Dynastic doom]
    MotifCourt[Courtly honor and politics]
    Philology[19th century philology and myth study]
    Wagner[Wagner Ring cycle]
    MotifPowerRing[Power ring and temptation]
    MotifHero[Tragic hero and renunciation]
    Tolkien[Tolkien legendarium]

    OralTrad --> Volsung
    OralTrad --> Nibelung

    Volsung --> MotifRing
    Volsung --> MotifDragon
    Volsung --> MotifDynasty

    Nibelung --> MotifDynasty
    Nibelung --> MotifCourt

    Volsung --> Philology
    Nibelung --> Philology
    Philology --> Wagner

    MotifRing --> Wagner
    MotifDragon --> Wagner
    MotifDynasty --> Wagner
    MotifCourt --> Wagner

    MotifRing --> MotifPowerRing
    Wagner --> MotifPowerRing
    Volsung --> MotifHero
    Wagner --> MotifHero

    MotifPowerRing --> Tolkien
    MotifDragon --> Tolkien
    MotifDynasty --> Tolkien
    MotifHero --> Tolkien

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