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Volker von Alzey

Volker von Alzey is a legendary figure from the Nibelungenlied. He is the minstrel at the court of Burgundy in Worms. His headquarters Alzey is located about from Worms. Volker is one of the Burgundian knights and heroes. He dies at Hildebrand's hand with the other Burgundians fighting alongside Hagen at King Etzel's castle.

Excerpt from the Nibelungenlied

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Volker's "fiddle"

Volker was noted as "a minstrel and player of the fidla, a medieval stringed instrument among the predecessors of the violin." This instrument, also spelled "Fiðla" is usually translated as "fiddle".

Volker's fiddle in coats of arms

Volker in popular culture

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