# Alberich — What Is Art? character guide

> Alberich in What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The gnome Alberich, Exit Alberich

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Nibelung dwarf in Wagner's Ring, central to the plot.

## Relationships

### [Siegfried](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/characters/siegfried)

_rivalry_

Alberich is Siegfried's enemy, seeking revenge and the return of the cursed ring.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/chapters/iii)

The gnome who steals the gold and curses the ring.

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