Project Gutenberg 2005-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 234 Unknown Das Nibelungenlied Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Inka Weide and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Das Nibelungenlied" by Unknown is an epic poem written in the 14th century. The work narrates the tale of heroes, love, betrayal, and tragedy, centering on characters such as Kriemhild, Siegfried, and the Burgundian kings. It reflects the values of chivalry and the complex interplay of fate and free will within a legendary context. The opening of "Das Nibelungenlied" introduces readers to Kriemhild, a beautiful maiden of the Burgundian royal family, as she experiences a prophetic dream involving a falcon, which symbolizes a noble man who could become significant in her life. Her mother, Ute, attempts to interpret the dream, cautioning Kriemhild about love and manhood. Despite her initial resolve to remain free from romantic entanglements, the allure of her destiny seems inescapable, foreshadowing the intense conflict between love and loss that will develop throughout the saga. The narrative sets the stage for the grand tapestry of heroism, betrayal, and the eventual tragedy that envelops the characters as their fates intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Epic poetry, German PT Text DE Lyrik Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 809087 808937 2024-10-06T15:10:45.477150 2023-09-07T05:19:56.000546 text/html text/html 809080 808930 2024-10-06T15:10:46.015192 2023-09-07T05:19:56.322601 text/html text/html 327652 2024-10-06T15:11:01.499097 application/epub+zip 339774 2024-10-06T15:10:48.919127 application/epub+zip 339774 2024-10-06T15:10:47.298172 application/epub+zip 640454 2024-10-06T15:11:08.571053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555067 2024-10-06T15:11:00.312122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530574 2022-09-07T18:57:28.599614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682538 682463 2024-10-06T15:10:44.711188 2023-09-07T05:19:55.410569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 673307 2020-12-19T09:41:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233964 2020-12-19T09:41:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18760 2024-10-06T15:11:08.730057 application/rdf+xml 12665 2024-10-06T15:10:47.892142 image/jpeg 3300 2024-10-06T15:10:47.601151 image/jpeg 323105 2024-10-06T15:10:46.090163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous