The Song of the Nibelungs.
Subtitle: A verse translation from the Middle High German Nibelungenlied
By: by Frank G. Ryder.
Contributors: Ryder, Frank Glessner, 1916- tr.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng; gmh
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Epic poetry, German -- Translations into English; Germanic peoples -- Poetry; Nibelungen -- Poetry
Description: Written around the year 1200 by an unknown Middle High German poet likely from the region of Passau, The song of the Nibelungs is divided into two major parts: the life and death of Sigfrid, his glory, fault, and betrayal, and the massive destruction of those who betrayed him, engineered by Kriemhild, Sigfrid's wife.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.