Krieg

Krieg (German: "war") may refer to:

History and origin

Etymology

The Krieg surname comes from the Middle High German word "krieger", meaning "warrior" or "soldier"; However, some instances of this name are no doubt derived from the word "kriege", which means "obstinate" or "cantankerous". The surname could come from "kriegen", which means "to get" or "to achieve", but these are assumptions. "Krieg" would be at first a nickname, but at some point it would become an hereditary surname when surnames started to be used. ^[1][2]

Origin

The surname Krieg was first found in Silesia, where the family rose to prominence early in the medieval era. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution. This name was first mentioned on an ancient chronicles that include Johann Criec (Chrieger) who lived around 1260. ^[3]

History

The history does not show much, only records that shows people with the surname Krieg covering the years 1617, 1634, 1649, 1652, 1666, 1681, 1683, 1701, 1711, 1725, 1735, 1737, 1740, 1743, 1755, 1818, 1830 and 1837. ^[4]

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Krieg (character), a fictional character from the Borderlands video game series
• Don Krieg, a character from the One Piece manga series
• Simon Gruber, or Peter Krieg, a character from Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Death Korps of Krieg, an Imperial Guard regiment in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe

Music

• Krieg (album), an album by KMFDM
• Krieg (band), an American black metal band
• "Krieg" (song), a song by Farin Urlaub Racing Team

People with the surname Krieg

• Bill Krieg (1859–1930), American professional baseball player
• Christine Krieg, Swiss female curler, European champion
• Dave Krieg (b. 1958), American professional football player
• Lothar Krieg (b. 1955), German Olympic track and field athlete
• Nathalie Krieg (b.1977), Swiss figure skater
• Peter Krieg (b. 1947), German documentary film maker
• Susan Krieg (b. 1952), American painter and muralist