What is "alberich"

In the Middle High German Nibelungenlied, Alberich is a dwarf, who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen, but is overcome by Siegfried. News of the gold robbery and ring of power incited gods and giants alike to action. The giants Fafner and Fasolt demanded the ring in payment for building Valhalla, and carried off Freyja as a hostage. In the border, the gods, Odin, Frigg, Loki, Freyr, and Thor all search despairingly for the hidden treasure.

Alberich may refer to:

In mythology and fiction:

• Alberich-Oberon, a sorcerer and/or King of Elves in Merovingian legends
• Alberich, a dwarf in Eddic and Germanic mythology and in Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner
• Alberich, a character in the Heralds of Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey

People:

• Alberic of Monte Cassino (d. 1088), Roman Catholic Cardinal and author
• Alberich of Reims (c. 1085–1141), Roman Catholic archbishop
• Alberich Mazak (1609-1661), Czech-Austrian composer
• Alberich Zwyssig (1808-1854), Cistercian monk who composed what is now the Swiss national anthem
• Alberich Bormann (born 1982), Mexican actor and singer.

In the military:

• Alberich, an experimental synthetic rubber skin or anechoic tile developed by the Germans in World War II for their U-boats to counter Allied sonar
• Alberich (World War I German operation)

Places:

• Alberich Glacier, Antarctica