Nibelungenlied
The Middle High German epic of Siegfried's murder and Kriemhild's vengeance, the German counterpart of the Volsung legend.
Core Characteristics
- Written around 1200 by an anonymous poet from older oral song, in some 2,400 stanzas.
- Two parts: Siegfried's courtship and death at Worms, then Kriemhild's ruinous revenge in Etzel's hall.
- Its courtly world of loyalty and betrayal ends in a fire that kills nearly every principal.
Related Concepts & Sources
Germanic, Saga of the Volsungs, Heroic Virtue
Wikidata Authority Record
- Canonical Label
- Nibelungenlied
- Verified Description
- Middle High German epic poem from around 1200
Identified as: Middle High German epic poem from around 1200. Source: Wikidata Q131554.
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