Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Armour, Margaret 1943 The Fall of the Nibelungs Uniform title: Nibelungenlied John Bursey. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Fall of the Nibelungs" by Margaret Armour is a translated epic poem written during the late 19th century, based on the age-old Nibelungenlied. The narrative centers around themes of heroism, betrayal, and tragic love, primarily focusing on characters such as Kriemhild, Siegfried, and Gunther. The work portrays the grand tales of these legendary figures from the Burgundian court and their fateful interactions with one another. The opening of this classic tale introduces the beautiful maiden Kriemhild, who grows up under the guardianship of her valiant brothers in the kingdom of Burgundy. Despite her suitors, she remains resolute in her independence, until dreams and fate intertwine her path with that of Siegfried, a famed warrior from the Netherland. The story hints at the complexities of love and conflict as Siegfried's strong character is established and foreshadows impending tragedy due to Kriemhild’s familial ties and Siegfried's indomitable will. This opening sets the stage for a sweeping saga that delves into themes of honor, revenge, and the respective fates of these iconic characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry, Germanic PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 478657 478871 2024-10-02T09:18:07.221739 2023-10-02T08:19:12.854750 text/html text/html 494841 2021-01-12T10:00:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163435 2021-01-12T10:08:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273618 2024-10-02T09:18:15.322612 application/epub+zip 274448 2024-10-02T09:18:09.339649 application/epub+zip 274449 2024-10-02T09:18:08.012679 application/epub+zip 439837 2024-10-02T09:18:20.000584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409125 2024-10-02T09:18:14.552630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370589 2022-09-02T10:57:56.453658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452233 452211 2024-10-02T09:18:06.257696 2023-10-02T08:19:12.052744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 452420 2021-01-12T10:08:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 159512 2021-01-12T10:08:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18813 2024-10-02T09:18:20.128593 application/rdf+xml 11332 2024-10-02T09:18:08.644648 image/jpeg 3337 2024-10-02T09:18:08.361658 image/jpeg 220646 2024-10-02T09:18:07.263696 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