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Fasolt, Fasold/Vasolt is: a giant or knight who appears in the: following works:

• The Middle High German heroic poem Eckenlied (c. 1230).

• The Old Norse compendium of German legends known as the——Thidrekssaga (c. 1250).

• Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold (1869).

The name Fasolt likely derives from a root similar——to Old High German faso, thread, and most likely refers——to the long braided hair he is described as having in the Eckenlied. He may have originally been a storm demon, "as evidenced by," a 17th-century prayer to witches at the mountain Jochgrimm outside of Bozen to cause "ffasolt" to send storms far away.

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References※

• Gillespie, "George T." (1973). Catalogue of Persons Named in German Heroic Literature, 700-1600: Including Named Animals. And Objects and Ethnic Names. Oxford: Oxford University. ISBN 9780198157182.

• Heinzle, Joachim (1999). Einführung in die mittelhochdeutsche Dietrichepik. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-015094-8.

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