This week on Myths and Legends, it's the third and final episode in our adaptation of the

Nebulung Lead. And you'll see a princess decide that the best revenge is, well, way too much revenge.

The creature this week is a tiny, invincible toad who can control your mind. But don't worry,

he's the best, so cool, and he's definitely not forcing me to say this.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 189c. I know it was you.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly

popular stories you'd think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might

be new to you, but are definitely worth listening. Previously on the podcast, a guy named Siegfried

came to the early medieval Germanic Kingdom of Burgundy, married the princess, Kremehilt.

A dispute arose between Kremehilt, the princess, and Brunhilt, the Germanic King Gunther's wife.

There's a lot behind that, we won't go into it right now. Gunther in his right hand man,

the general Hagen, found a way to kill the legendary hero Siegfried, and they did. They tricked him

to get him on a hunting trip and speared him to the back as he drank from a spring. Now,

they have to deal with everyone who loved him, including his smart, ruthless, vengeful wife.

It was a terrible loss, with Hagen and Gunther made a show of weeping openly for their friend.

It happened so fast. Bandits! They had been following the king in his men that day. They saw

Gunther, Hagen, and Siegfried take off an erase to the spring. They found their opening. They

didn't even know who Siegfried was when they threw the javelin at him. It was pure luck that they

hit the one spot on him that could kill him. It seemed that or he never actually had horny skin.

Who was to say? Hagen, though, avenged his comrade, killing the bandits. It was only too bad that

their bodies fell into the Rhine, and they were taken away with the current. A kingdom mourned.

Siegfried had saved them all. He was their prince, and he was dead.

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