Ars Libri
The Nibelungenlied
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The Nibelungenlied has been called the Germanic Iliad. Written down in the 1200s a.d., the tale goes back to the 400s, drawing upon Germanic and Nordic history, legend, and mythology, including the Poetic Edda and the Volsungasaga. It includes the well known hero of Siegfried, who slew Fafnir and gained Balmung and the Nibelung hoard. Siegfried then seeks the hand of Kriemhild, but tragedy soon…