House Of Hunding

In a rainy day, Siegmund finds out a shelter at the house of Hunding, a warrior. Sieglinde, Hunding’s miserable wife, welcomes Siegmund, and they feel an attraction. Siegmund says that he is running away from enemies. After drinking a mead, he tries to leave, but Sieglinde asks him to stay. They are disrupted by Hunding, and he asks Siegmund who he is. Siegmund tells himself a Woeful, and he tells his disaster life story. However, Hunding is one of Siegmund’s pursers. He allows Siegmund to stay a night, but their battle will be held in the morning. Siegmund laments his difficulty, and he is recalling his dad’s promise that he would find a sword when he need it. Sieglinde returns to Siegmund after giving Hunding a sleeping potion. She continuously tells her misfortune of her marriage. Siegmund then embraces her and promises her to free her from her husband. …show more content…
They hear Brunnhilde is running away from Wotan; they are afraid to hide her from Wotan. Sieglinde is depressed due to Siegmund’s death. Brunnhilde tells her she bears Siegmund’s child. In order to save the child, Sheglinde should take the broken pieces of the sword and hides into the forest from Wotan. She names the child, Siegfried. When Wotan appears, he claims that Brunnhilde is now a dead woman. She claims that she performed what he really wished. Wotan does not accept her excuse, and he forces her to lie in sleep on the mountain. Also, she is a prize for any man who finds her. She would be surrounded by a wall of fire that only the courageous hero could come in. Brunnhilde wishes this hero would be the child, Siegfried. Wotan now killed Brunnhilde’s eyes to sleep her and summons Loge, the god of fire, to make fire the wall. Wotan points out that whosoever fears his spear shall not pass the wall of