Nibelung
/ˈniːbəlʊŋ/noun
(pl. Nibelungs或Nibelungen /-ˌlʊŋən/) Germanic Mythology 【德国神话】
1
- a member of a Scandinavian race of dwarfs, owners of a hoard of gold and magic treasures, who were ruled by Nibelung, king of Nibelheim (land of mist)尼伯龙人（属于斯堪的纳维亚侏儒族, 是大批黄金及魔宝宝藏的主人, 受尼伯国国王尼伯龙统治）。
2
- (in the Nibelungenlied) a supporter of Siegfried or one of the Burgundians who stole the hoard from him（《尼贝龙根之歌》中）西格夫里特的拥护者; 偷了西格夫里特秘藏的勃艮第人。
词源
from Old High German, from nibel 'mist' + the patronymic ending -ung.