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A story of guile, treachery, loyalty and desperate courage

An epic tale of heroism and treachery, romance and revenge, The Nibelungenlied -- perhaps best known as the source for Wagner's Ring cycle -- has entertained readers for centuries. This prose translation of the ancient poem offers a gripping account of the downfall of a royal... Read Full Overview

The greatest of the heroic epics to emerge from medieval Germany, the Nibelungenlied is a revenge saga of sweeping dimensions. It tells of the dragon-slayer Sivrit, the mysterious kingdom of the Nibelungs, a priceless treasure guarded by dwarves and giants, an Amazonian queen,... Read Full Overview

A new verse translation of the great German epic poem that inspired Wagner's Ring Cycle and J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

Das Nibelungenlied (verfasst um 1200) ist eines der bedeutendsten literarischen Denkm ler des Hochmittelalters. Der Untergang der Burgunden, fokussiert in der Figur Kriemhilds, hat zahlreiche Bearbeitungen in Literatur, Musik und Theater erfahren und ist bis heute Standard... Read Full Overview

Written around the year 1200 by an unknown Middle High German poet, probably an Austrian knight-cleric, The Song of the Nibelungs is composed of thirty-nine adventures and is divided into two major parts. Two great complexes of epic action are joined together: the life and... Read Full Overview

Como muchos otros antiguos poemas y relatos picos, la saga del Nibelungenlied o "Canto de los Nibelungos", del siglo XIII, est basada tanto en mitos como en hechos hist ricos. De autor an nimo, el poema constituye uno de los principales textos antiguos en Alto Alem n Medio,... Read Full Overview

The NibelungenliedBy Anonymous, Daniel B. Shumway (Translated by)

This edition of the epic poem is translated by Daniel B. Shumway. Heraklion Press has included a linked table of contents for easy navigation.