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The best 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, and the mysterious state of the Nibelungs with its invaluable treasure-hoard guarded through dwarves and giants, of Prünhilt the Amazonian queen, fortune-telling water-sprites and a cloak of invisibility. pushed by way of the clash among Kriemhilt, the blameless maiden became she-devil, and her antagonist, the stoic, indomitable Hagen, the tale is considered one of human tragedy, of affection, jealousy, homicide, and revenge, finishing in slaughter on a bad scale. The paintings of an nameless poet of c.1200, considering that its rediscovery within the eighteenth century the Nibelungenlied has become considered as the nationwide epic of the Germans. It has encouraged numerous reworkings and variations, together with masterpieces: Fritz Lang's two-part movie, and Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.
This is the 1st prose translation for over 40 years: exact and compelling, it truly is observed through a wealth of necessary historical past details.
Readership: Readers of epic literature, sagas, delusion, medieval literature, Wagner enthusiasts; scholars of German literature, medieval literature in translation, medieval classes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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