Rüdiger and Gernot killed each other in the fighting at Etzel's court, each bound by conflicting oaths of loyalty. Rüdiger had given Gernot his own sword as a gift of friendship during the Burgundians' journey, and Gernot used that very sword to deliver the fatal blow.
Rüdiger of Bechlaren persuaded Kriemhild to marry Etzel by swearing an oath that his warriors would avenge any wrong done to her. This promise became the instrument of Kriemhild's vengeance, and Rüdiger's conflicting loyalties to Kriemhild and to the Burgundians he befriended destroyed him.
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