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Waltharius is an early medieval epic poem, written in Latin hexameter by a German monk, telling of the exploits of the Visigothic hero Walther of Aquitaine. The author was very likely a resident of the monastery of St. Gall in Switzerland, and may have been a certain Ekkehard (c. 910—973).From the land of Pannonia, Attila the Hun leads his armies to bully the kingdoms of Western Europe. In exchange for peace, three royal children are sent as hostages to the Hunnish court: Hagen, nephew of the king of the Franks, Hiltgunt, daughter of the king of Burgundy, and Walther, son of the king of Aquitaine. Attila treats his hostages well, and as the children come of age, Hagen and Walther are made captains in the Hunnish army, and Hiltgunt becomes the royal treasurer.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })When a new war between Franks and Huns looms on the horizon, Hagen bails out and escapes to his homeland. Walther and Hiltgunt, who love each other, stay behind; but knowing that Attila will neither allow them to be together nor to leave, they hatch a plan of elopement and put it into action, but not without helping themselves to two chests of gold from Attila's treasury.All goes well for the lovers until they reach the land of the Franks whose new king, Gunther, sees a welcome opportunity to get his hands on Attila's gold. With twelve of his best warriors, the king sets out and demands Walther to give up Hiltgunt and the gold. Walther's offers of compromise are ignored. In spite of Hagen's earnest warnings, the king orders his champions to take on Walther in single combat.The Latin text is available online here.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Achilles in His Tent: After being accused of cowardice by Gunther because he warned him of picking a fight with Walther, an infuriated Hagen refuses to participate in the combat and instead just watches from a nearby hill. Though Walther stands alone against Gunther and his eleven remaining champions, the fight goes terribly wrong for the Franks. Only after the eleven others are dead, one of them being Hagen's own nephew Patavrid, Gunther apologizes to Hagen and implores him that the Franks will never recover from the shame if Walther gets away unpunished. This argument finally changes Hagen's mind. The ensuing battle ends with a draw when all three combatants are so severely wounded they can no longer fight. That Hagen is the strongest among Gunther's champions is established by Walther himself, who comments on the approach of Gunther and his troop that Hagen is the only one of them he is afraid of. | |
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Achilles in His Tent / int_9c0529ad | |
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Conflicting Loyalty / int_9c0529ad | |
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Dreaming of Things to Come / int_9c0529ad | |
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Duel to the Death / int_9c0529ad | |
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Elopement / int_9c0529ad | |
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Famous Ancestor / int_9c0529ad | |
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Legend / int_9c0529ad | |
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Narrative Poem / int_9c0529ad | |
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Situational Hand Switch / int_9c0529ad | |
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The Low Middle Ages / int_9c0529ad | |
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Wrecked Weapon / int_9c0529ad | |
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You Killed My Father / int_9c0529ad |
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