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| | ==Summary of events in the ''Waltharius''== | | ==Summary of events in the ''Waltharius''== |
| − | * [[WalthariusPrologue|Prologue]]
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| − | * [[Waltharius1|Introduction: the Huns (1–12)]]
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| − | * The Huns (13–418)
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| − | ** [[Waltharius13|The Franks under Gibich surrender to Attila, giving Hagen as a hostage (13–33)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius34|The Burgundians under Hereric surrender to Attila, giving Hildegund as a hostage (34–74)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius75|The Aquitainians under Alphere surrender to Attila, giving Walther as a hostage (75–92)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius93|Experience of the hostages at Attila’s court (93–115)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius116|Death of Gibich, flight of Hagen (116–122)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius123|Attila’s queen Ospirin advises her husband to ensure Walther’s loyalty by arranging a marriage (123–141)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius142|Walther rejects Attila’s offer of a bride (142–169)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius170|Walther leads the army of the Huns to victory in battle (170–214)]]
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| − | ** The Escape (215–418)
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| − | *** [[Waltharius215|Walther returns from battle and encounters Hildegund (215–255)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius256|Walther reveals to Hildegund his plans for escaping with Attila’s treasure (256–286)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius287|Walther hosts a luxurious banquet for Attila’s court; eventually all his intoxicated guests fall asleep (287–323)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius324|Flight of Walther and Hildegund from Attila’s court (324–357)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius358|The following day, the escape of Walther and Hildegund is discovered by Ospirin (358–379)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius380|Attila is infuriated and vows revenge on Walther, but can find no one willing to dare to pursue him, even for a large reward (380–418)]]
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| − | * The Single Combats (419–1061)
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| − | ** Diplomacy (419–639)
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| − | *** [[Waltharius419|Flight of Walther and Hildegund to the area of Worms (419–435)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius436|Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure (436–488)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius489|Walther makes his camp in a mountainous area and goes to sleep (489–512)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius513|Gunther and his companions approach Walther’s camp; Hagen unsuccessfully tries to dissuade the king from attacking it (513–531)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius532|Hildegund sees the Franks approaching and wakes Walther, who calms her fears and prepares for battle; he recognizes Hagen from a distance (532–571)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius571|Hagen persuades Gunther to try diplomacy before using force (571–580)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius581|Camalo is sent as a messenger to Walther, who offers to make Gunther a gift in return for allowing his passage (581–616)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius617|Hagen counsels Gunther to accept the offer, but Gunther rejects this advice, calling him a coward. Insulted, Hagen goes off to a nearby hill (617–639)]]
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| − | ** Combat (640–1061)
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| − | *** [[Waltharius640|1st single combat: Camalo is sent back to Walther, who slays him (640–685)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius686|2nd single combat: Walther slays Kimo/Scaramund, Camalo’s nephew (686–719)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius720|Gunther encourages his men (720–724)]]** [[Waltharius725|3rd single combat: Walther slays Werinhard, a descendant of the Trojan Pandarus (725–753)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius754|4th single combat: Walther slays the Saxon Ekivrid, after an exchange of insults (754–780)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius781|5th single combat: Walther slays Hadawart, after an exchange of insults (781–845)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius846|Hagen sees his nephew Patavrid going off to fight Walther and laments the evil wreaked on mankind by greed (846–877)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius878|6th single combat: after trying to dissuade him from fighting, Walther slays Patavrid (878–913)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius914|7th single combat: Walther slays Gerwitus (914–940)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius941|Gunther again encourages his men, giving Walther some time to rest (941–961)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius962|8th single combat: Walther is shorn of his hair by Randolf, whom he then slays (962–981)]]
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| − | *** [[Waltharius981|Walther is attacked by Eleuthir/Helmnot, assisted by Trogus, Tanastus, and Gunther; he slays all but Gunther (981–1061)]]
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| − | * The Final Combat (1062–1452)
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1062|Gunther tries to persuade Hagen to help him to defeat Waltharius; remembering his wounded honor, Hagen refuses (1062–1088)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1089|Hagen changes his mind and agrees to help Gunther, but advises that they must lie low wait until Walther comes down from the mountains into open ground (1089–1129)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1130|Walther decides to spend the night in the mountains. He rematches the severed heads with the bodies of his victims, prays for their souls, then sleeps (1130–1187)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1188|The following day, Walther and Hildegund set out from the mountains, taking the horses and arms of the defeated warriors (1188–1207)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1208|Hildegund perceives Gunther and Hagen approaching to attack; the king addresses Walther (1208–1236)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1237|Walther ignores Gunther and pleads with Hagen to remember the bond of their childhood friendship; Hagen counters that Walther has already broken their faith by slaying Patavrid (1237–1279)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1280|The fight begins and continues for seven hours; Gunther foolishly tries to retrieve a thrown spear from the ground near Walther and is only saved from death by Hagen’s brave intervention (1280–1345)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1346|Walther challenges Hagen; he severs Gunther’s leg, but Hagen again saves the king’s life (1346–1375)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1376|Hagen cuts off Walther’s right hand; Walther gouges out one of Hagen’s eyes and, cutting open his cheek, knocks out four teeth (1376–1395)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1396|Having wounded each other, the warriors end the battle, drink together, and engage in a friendly exchange of humorous taunt (1396–1442)]]
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| − | ** [[Waltharius1443|The warriors return to their respective homes; Walther marries Hildegund and eventually becomes king of the Aquitainians (1443–1452)]]
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| − | * [[Waltharius1453|Epilogue (1453–1456)]]
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