Description
The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge.
The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs (the "Nibelungensaga"), which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the 5th and 6th centuries. Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the Völsunga saga, the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda, the Legend of Norna-Gest, and the iðrekssaga.
In 2009, the three main manuscripts of the Nibelungenlied were inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in recognition of their historical significance.
Author: Daniel B. Shumway
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Published: 01/07/2023
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d
ISBN13: 9781644399491
ISBN10: 1644399490
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Epic