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Nibelungenlied
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Nibelungenlied

Anonymous 12th-century German epic poem, derived from older sources. The composer Richard Wagner made use of the legends in his Ring cycle.

Siegfried, possessor of the Nibelung treasure, marries Kriemhild (sister of Gunther of Worms) and wins Brunhild as a bride for Gunther. However, Gunther's vassal Hagen murders Siegfried, and Kriemhild achieves revenge by marrying Etzel (Attila) of the Huns, at whose court both Hagen and Gunther are killed.



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