# Dame Uté — The Nibelungenlied character guide

> Dame Uté in The Nibelungenlied by Anonymous.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Uté, Queen Uté, noble Uté

**First appearance:** 0002-adventure-i-kriemhilda

## Who they are

Mother of Gunther, Gernot, Giselher, and Kriemhilda.

## In the story

### [Adventure I: Kriemhilda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-i-kriemhilda)

Mother of the Burgundian kings and Kriemhilda; she interprets Kriemhilda's dream as a prophecy of a future husband who will be killed.

### [How Siegfried First Saw Kriemhilda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-v-how-siegfried-first-saw-kriemhilda)

Accompanies Kriemhilda to court; bids farewell to departing guests.

### [How Siegfried Was Sent to Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-ix-how-siegfried-was-sent-to-worms)

Receives Siegfried's message from Gunther; gives kind greeting and is informed of the king's request for a welcome.

### [Adventure X: How Brunhilda Was Received at Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-x-how-brunhilda-was-received-at-worms)

Queen mother who rides out to greet Brunhilda and warmly welcomes her.

### [How Gunther Bade Siegfried to the Festival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xii-how-gunther-bade-siegfried-to-the-festival)

Sends greetings to Kriemhilda and eagerly awaits her arrival.

### [Adventure XVIII: How Siegmund Went Back to His Own Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xviii-how-siegmund-went-back-to-his-own-land)

Kriemhilda's mother, who also urges her to stay in Worms.

### [How the Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xix-how-the-nibelung-hoard-was-brought-to-worms)

Attempts to comfort Kriemhilda in her grief.

### [Adventure XXIII: How Kriemhilda Thought to Avenge Her Injury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xxiii-how-kriemhilda-thought-to-avenge-her-injury)

Kriemhilda's mother, to whom she sends word of her honors.

### [Adventure XXIV: How Werbel and Schwemmel Did Their Errand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nibelungenlied_se/chapters/adventure-xxiv-how-werbel-and-schwemmel-did-their-errand)

Receives the envoys and sends gifts to Kriemhilda.

## Links

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