Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Online Library Catalogue FND - The Nibelungs Source ID: S-00002705 Full Title: The Nibelungs Author(s): David H Kelley, FASG (Kelley, (Dr) David H, FASG) Series Volume: 1 Series Number: 6 Pages: 425-440 Publication Date: Jul 2005 Source Type: Article Periodical: Foundations (FND) Language: English (Engl) Keywords: Adhemar, Amiens, Arnulf, Childebrand, Erminfrid, Eudes, Gauslin, Heilwig, Hugbald, Nibelung, Ricfrid, Valois, Vexin Order copies of pages from this source Write a review or abstract for this source Suggest keywords for this source Foundation for Medieval Genealogy homepage Abstract by David H Kelley - 01 Jul 2005 This study provides a slightly modified interpretation of the origin of the historic Nibelung family and discusses relationships of members of the family between about 690 and 890. The branch which held Amiens, Vexin and Valois is postulated as ancestral to the counts who held these counties until the 11th century. Grierson's postulate that the later Counts are male line descendants of Hugbald of Ostrevant is rejected.