He broke a branch from the tree and shaped it into the spear that is the symbol of his ... causes trouble for the gods; his guile gets them out of it. Fricka is Wotan’s wife and guardian of ...

Fathered by Wotan, in disguise as the human Wälse (hence ... Siegfried. Chief of the gods. Before the Ring Cycle narrative, he gave one of his eyes to drink from the well of wisdom beneath ...