Walter Meyer wrote,

>And where did Hagen come from?

I may be mistaken, but wasn't Hagen's mother (Queen something-or-other)
somehow forced or extorted to (ahem!) receive Alberich's seed.  I don't
think Hagen was a love child by any stretch of the fancy.

Richard, who invites you to visit his music, outdoors and other Web sites
at http://www.magi.com/~richard/