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Nibelungen-Lied
A famous German epic of the thirteenth century, probably a
compilation of different lays. It is divided into two parts, one ending
with the death of Siegfried, and the other with the death of Kriemhild,
his widow. The first part contains the marriage of Günther, King of
Burgundy, with Queen Brunhild; the marriage of Siegfried with
Kriemhild, his death by Hagan, the removal of the “Nibelungen hoard” to
Burgundy, and its seizure by Hagan, who buried it somewhere under the
Rhine. This part contains nineteen lays, divided into 1,188 four-line
stanzas. The second part contains the marriage of the widow Kriemhild
with King Etzel, the visit of the Burgundians to the court of the
Hunnish king, and the death of all the principal characters, including
Hagan and Kriemhild. This part, sometimes called The
Nibelungen-Nôt, from the last three words, contains twenty lays,
divided into 1,271 four-line stanzas. The two parts contain
thirty-nine lays, 2,459 stanzas, or 9,836 lines. The tale is based on
a legend in the Völsunga Saga.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Nibelungen-Lied from Infoplease:
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