Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Gudrun, an old German epic poem, dating probably from the 12th century, was translated into modern High German by Simrock. Its authorship is unknown. Gudrun, from which the poem takes its title, is the daughter of Hettel. King of the Frisians. She is carried off by Hochmut. son of the Norman duke, in whose country she undergoes great sufferings, but refuses to break her troth to Herwig of Zealand, who ultimately comes and rescues her.