Dietrich von Bern
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Dietrich von Bern is the name of a character in Germanic heroic legend who originated as a legendary version of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. The name "Dietrich", meaning "Ruler of the Peo
Scene from the poem Virginal: Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons. Note that Dietrich is breathing fire. UBH Cod.Pal.germ. 324 fol. 43r
Theodoric's fight against Odoacer imagined as a joust, 1181 from Verona. Vatican Library Cpl 927
Carving in the church portal of San Zeno Maggiore in Verona that may depict Theodoric, marked as regem stultum (stupid king), being carried to Hell by an infernal horse (c. 1140).
The Rök stone, one of the earliest mentions of Theodoric in Germanic legend
Witege
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Witege, Witige or Wittich or Vidrik "Vidga" Verlandsson is a character in several Germanic heroic legends, poems about Dietrich von Bern, and later Scandinavian ballads.
Wittich (in red) dishonourably battles two against one with Heime to defeat Alphart.