Ute (Nibelung)
Ute is a character from the Middle High German Nibelungenlied .
She is the mother of Kriemhild , Gunther , Gernot and Giselher , the kings of the Burgundians . Her husband's name is Dankrat . Ute (Germanic also Oda ) has the gifts of a seer. She proves this ability right at the beginning of the Nibelungenlied when she interprets a dream for her daughter Kriemhild. The position is:
- The troum si dô said ir muoter Uoten.
- sine kundes not modest baz der guoten:
- "The valke you draw, daz is a noble man:
- in wave got guard, you have to hân him. " (Str. 14)
In New High German translation:
- She told the dream to her mother, Queen Ute.
- She couldn't have interpreted it better:
- "The falcon you are pulling is a noble man:
- If God does not protect him, you will quickly lose him again. "
After Siegfried's death, Ute persuades Krimhild to stay with the Burgundians. According to the Nibelungenlied, Ute founds Lorsch Monastery after the death of her husband Dankrat .