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Witege

Character in several Germanic heroic legends

Witege, Witige or Wittich (Old English: Wudga, Widia; Gotho-Latin: Vidigoia) or Vidrik "Vidga" Verlandsson (Old Norse: Vidrīk + Viðga or Videke + Verlandsson

Witege

Vitiges

6th-century king of the Italian Ostrogoths

Battle of Ravenna when Witege kills Dietrich's young brother and the sons of King Etzel. The enraged and vengeful Dietrich pursues Witege to the seashore, where

Vitiges

Laurin (poem)

fight against the dwarf King Laurin, which takes place when Dietrich and Witege destroy Laurin's magical rose garden. The heroes are subsequently invited

Laurin (poem)

Laurin_(poem)

Rabenschlacht

by his wife Helche are killed by Dietrich's former vassal Witege outside of Ravenna. Witege then flees into the sea and is rescued by a mermaid rather

Rabenschlacht

Þiðreks saga

Old Norse chivalric saga

mostly biblical heroes, but including Dietrich von Bern fighting against Witege from the Old Swedish version of the Þiðreks saga, found on the vault of

Þiðreks saga

Þiðreks_saga

Alpharts Tod

Anonymous medieval German poem

and while he is brave and a powerful warrior, he eventually encounters Witege and Heime, two traitors who have switched sides to Ermenrich. They kill

Alpharts Tod

Alpharts_Tod

Germanic heroic legend

Heroic literary traditions of the Germanic-speaking peoples

mentions of the fights of the heroes Ðeodric (Dietrich von Bern) and Widia (Witege), son of Wayland, against giants. The Finnesburg Fragment tells a story

Germanic heroic legend

Germanic_heroic_legend

List of horses in mythology and folklore

(Day)'s horse Rispe (ON Rispa), Heime's horse. Schimming (ON Skemmingr), Witege's horse. Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse Slungnir (aka Slöngvir), horse

List of horses in mythology and folklore

List_of_horses_in_mythology_and_folklore

Sigurd

Figure in Germanic mythology

an oak tree so that Humlung can claim to have defeated him. When Vidrek (Witege) doesn't believe Humlung and goes to check, Sigurd rips the oak tree from

Sigurd

Heime

Hero in Germanic heroic legend

pairing of Widga and Heime is also mentioned in Widsith. In Alpharts Tod, Witege (Wudga) is rescued from Alphart (Hildebrand's kinsman) by Heime. By dishonourably

Heime

Withington, Gloucestershire

Village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England

hill of Wudia: Wudia may be a real settler or the legendary Germanic hero Witege. The other English places called Withington may have different origins.

Withington, Gloucestershire

Withington,_Gloucestershire

Vidigoia

Vidigoia is thought to be one of the inspirations for the Germanic hero Witege. Wolfram 1990, pp. 387–388 Wolfram 1990, p. 95 Jordanes. The Origin and

Vidigoia

Dietrichs Flucht

13th-century German poem

sends a group of vassals to fetch some. This group falls into an ambush by Witege, a former vassal of Dietrich's who switched sides. This results in the capture

Dietrichs Flucht

Dietrichs_Flucht

Dietrich von Bern

Legendary character based on Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great

Byzantine Empire under Justinian I. This is particularly true for the figure of Witege and his betrayal at Ravenna, as told in Die Rabenschlacht. Millet notes

Dietrich von Bern

Dietrich_von_Bern

Virginal (poem)

gather a force to free Dietrich, calling for the aid King Imian of Hungary, Witege, Heime, and Biterolf and Dietleib. The heroes go to Muter and arrange combat

Virginal (poem)

Virginal_(poem)

Rosengarten zu Worms

13th-century German literary work

battle. Witege, however, is unwilling to fight until Dietrich promises to give him the horse Schemming, which Dietrich exchanges for Witege's horse Valke

Rosengarten zu Worms

Rosengarten_zu_Worms

Eckenlied

brother Diether and Etzel's sons at the hands of Witege. Fasold implicitly compares Dietrich to Witege, as Fasold seeks to avenge his own brother's death

Eckenlied

Wade's Causeway

Ancient site in North Yorkshire, England

legend.[20] Various authors suggest links to the giant Vaði, (also known as Witege, Vathe, Vidia, Widga, Vidga, Wadi or Vade) mentioned in the Norse Saga of

Wade's Causeway

Wade's_Causeway

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He

*haim- ("home") Companion of Witige. The OE poem Widsith mentions Háma and Witege among Ermanaric's as exiles followers, while Beowulf mentions that Háma

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He

List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_H–He

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y

his release. Virginal Witege Old English: Wuðga or Widia, Old Norse: Viðga, Old Swedish Witeke Middle High German: Witige or Witege, later also Wittich

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y

List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_T–Y

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E

Dietrich spent thirty years at Maeringa burg, and that he gave a sword to Witege for aiding him against giants. In the Nibelungenlied, he appears as an exile

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E

List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_D–E

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O

OHG "uo/ua". The son of Rüdiger; he mentioned as having been killed by Witege in the Nibelungenlied, but appears as a supporting character in other epics

List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O