Siegfried
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Siegfried is a German language male given name, meaning roughly "peace gained by victory".
Siegfried may also refer to
- Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slaying hero in the the Middle High German epic poem Nibelungenlied; called Sigurd in Norse versions of the legend.
- Siegfried (opera), Richard Wagner's music drama based on this character.
- Siegfried, a principal character in the ballet Swan Lake.
- Siegfried (Get Smart), fictional character in 1960s American comedy television series Get Smart.
- Siegfried Schtauffen, fictional character in the Soul series of video games.
- Siegfried Fischbacher (born 1939), German-born American magician, of Siegfried & Roy.
- Matt Siegfried (born 1972), an American trade union activist.
- Siegfried Line, German defensive lines in World War I and World War II; the Germans themselves called the World War II line the Westwall.
[edit] See also
- Sigfrid of Sweden, evangelist in Sweden and patron saint of Växjö