Get to know Nothung better with 4 real example sentences.
Nothung in a sentence
Context around Nothung
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nothung
- In this selection, "nothung" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shatters and siegmund stand out and add context to how "nothung" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and shatters nothung siegmund s and blow from nothung. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nothung" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nothung
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After a short exchange, they fight; Siegfried stabs Fafner in the heart with Nothung. (14 words)
Blessed by Brünnhilde, Siegmund begins to overpower Hunding, but Wotan appears and shatters Nothung (Siegmund's sword) with his spear. (20 words)
Wotan looks down on Siegmund's body, grieving, and Brünnhilde gathers up the fragments of Nothung and flees on horseback with Sieglinde. (22 words)
The Wanderer blocks his path, but Siegfried mocks him, laughing at his floppy hat and his missing eye, and breaks his spear (the symbol of Wotan's authority) with a blow from Nothung. (33 words)
Wotan looks down on Siegmund's body, grieving, and Brünnhilde gathers up the fragments of Nothung and flees on horseback with Sieglinde. (22 words)
Blessed by Brünnhilde, Siegmund begins to overpower Hunding, but Wotan appears and shatters Nothung (Siegmund's sword) with his spear. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
After a short exchange, they fight; Siegfried stabs Fafner in the heart with Nothung.
Blessed by Brünnhilde, Siegmund begins to overpower Hunding, but Wotan appears and shatters Nothung (Siegmund's sword) with his spear.
The Wanderer blocks his path, but Siegfried mocks him, laughing at his floppy hat and his missing eye, and breaks his spear (the symbol of Wotan's authority) with a blow from Nothung.
Wotan looks down on Siegmund's body, grieving, and Brünnhilde gathers up the fragments of Nothung and flees on horseback with Sieglinde.