Heroic Legends of the North: An Introduction to the Nibelung and Dietrich Cycles

by Edward R Haymes, Susann Samples, Susann T Samples

Book Overview

Originally published in 1996, this book is a study of two of the central themes of medieval German mythology, the Dietrich and Nibelung legends. It traces its two legendary topics form their historical roots during the last centuries of the Roman Empire to the medieval texts that make them known to us. Many of the medieval texts have never been translated into English or even modern German. A synopsis of each work is therefore included so that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367439883
• ISBN13: 9780367439880
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"