Sieglinde

Daughter of Wotan in his guise as Walse. She is twin sister of Siegmund. However she was forced to marry Hunding. Later she encounters Siegmund and tells him of the sword Nothung. She commits incest with him. This act causes Siegmund to be killed in battle with Hunding as Wotan breaks his sword. However Brunnhilde helps Sieglinde to flee, tells her she is pregnant, and to hide in the forest from Wotan, giving her the fragments of Nothung. Sieglinde bears Siegfried. Before she dies she entrusts him to the dwarf Mime with the fragaments of Nothung.