MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer...

Brynhild is a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie in Germanic mythology. In the Nibelungenlied, Brunhild is instead the queen of Iceland. Gunther...

Gunther was a historical King of Burgundy in the early 5th century. In the Nibelungenlied, Gunther is a Burgundian king once more and...

Kriemhild is the sister of king Gunnar, she falls in love with Sigurd, who does not care for her, as he is in love with the valkyrie...

In the Middle High German Nibelungenlied, Sîfrit (Siegfried) is a prince of Xanten who is later revealed to have a heroic background...