The Nibelungenlied: Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original

unknown george henry needler

All the Aryan peoples have had their heroic age, the achievements of which form the basis of later saga. For the Germans this was the period of the Migrations, as it is called, in round numbers the two hundred years from 400 to 600, at the close of which we find them settled in those regions which they have, generally speaking, occupied ever since.

Genres classicspoetryfictionmythologygerman literaturemedievalliteraturefantasyepicgermany

530 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1200

Literary awards

Национална награда „Христо Г. Данов“, prêmio jabuti,

Places

worms, esztergom,

This edition

Format: 530 pages, Paperback
Published: September 27, 2006 by BiblioBazaar
ISBN: 9781426422867
ASIN: 1426422865
Language: English

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Siegfried

Siegfried is a legendary hero of Germanic mythology, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Merovingian dynasty, with Sigebert I being the most popular contender. Older scholarsh...
Kriemhild

Kriemhild is the wife of Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two queens of the Merovingian dynasty, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund.In ...
Gunther

Gunther (d. 437) was a historical King of Burgundy in the early 5th century. He is attested as ruling his people shortly after they crossed the Rhine into Roman Gaul. He was involved in the campaigns of the failed Roman usurper Jovinus before the latter&a...
Hagen Von Tronje

Hagen is a Burgundian warrior in tales about the Burgundian kingdom at Worms. Hagen is often identified as a brother or half-brother of King Gunther. In the Nibelungenlied he is nicknamed "from Tronje".more...
Gernot

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Dankrat

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