Editing Gudrun (section)

===''Nibelungenklage''===
Although Kriemhild does not appear as a living character in the ''[[Nibelungenklage]]'', the sequel to the ''Nibelungenlied'', the poem nevertheless goes to great lengths to absolve her of blame for the catastrophe of the ''Nibelungenlied''. According to the ''Nibelungenklage'', Kriemhild was acting out of true love for Siegfried and the true treachery was that of Hagen.{{sfn|Lienert|2015|pp=62–63}} This is underlined by having Hildebrand specifically blame Hagen for the disaster, calling him a ''vâlant'' (fiend), the male counterpart to the accusation that Kriemhild is a ''vâlandinne'' (fiend).{{sfn|Lienert|2015|p=62}}