# Pilgerin — The Nibelungenlied character guide

> Pilgerin in The Nibelungenlied by Anonymous.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Bishop Pilgrin, Quoth Pilgerin

**First appearance:** 0028-adventure-xxvii-how-they-came-to-bechelaren

## Who they are

Bishop of Passau, relative of Kriemhilda, hosts the Burgundians.

## In the story

### [Editor's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/editor-s-preface)

Bishop Pilgrim of Passau is noted as having commissioned a Latin prose translation of the story by Conrad the Scribe.

### [How Kriemhilda Went to the Huns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xxi-how-kriemhilda-went-to-the-huns)

The bishop of Passau, who welcomes his niece Kriemhilda and later bids her farewell.

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