Kriemhild Gretchen

Kriemhild Gretchen (KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN) is a witch that was Madoka Kaname. She appears throughout Episode 10 as a mountain-sized creature. Her name was not shown during initial broadcast, but was added in a Nicovideo broadcast version one week later.

Observations

• In Goethe's Faust, Gretchen (also known as Margaret) was the name of Faust's lover.
• Kriemhild, also known as Gudrun, is a figure from Norse Mythology. She is an important character in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Note also that Kriemhild comes from the German words for "battle" and "mask"

Gallery

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  Kriemhild Gretchen as seen in Nicovideo Channel broadcast