CONTENTS

Introduction.

  1. The Nibelungen Saga.
    1. [Origin of the Saga.]
    2. [The Northern Form of the Saga.]
    3. [The Saga as Preserved in the Nibelungenlied.]
    4. [Mythical Element and Historical Element.]
  2. The Nibelungenlied.
    1. [The Manuscripts.]
    2. [Stages in the Evolution of the Poem.]
    3. [Character of the Poem.]
    4. [Later Forms of the Saga.]
    5. [Poem and Saga in Modern Literature.]
    6. [Modern German Translations.]
    7. [English Translations.]
    8. [Editions of the Nibelungenlied.]

The Nibelungenlied.

  1. FIRST ADVENTURE: [Kriemhild's Dream.]
  2. SECOND ADVENTURE: [Siegfried.]
  3. THIRD ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried Came to Worms.]
  4. FOURTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried Fought with the Saxons.]
  5. FIFTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried first Saw Kriemhild.]
  6. SIXTH ADVENTURE: [How Gunther Fared to Isenland to Brunhild.]
  7. SEVENTH ADVENTURE: [How Gunther Won Brunhild.]
  8. EIGHTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried Fared to his Knights, the Nibelungen.]
  9. NINTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried was Sent to Worms.]
  10. TENTH ADVENTURE: [How Brunhild was Received at Worms.]
  11. ELEVENTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried Came Home with his Wife.]
  12. TWELFTH ADVENTURE: [How Gunther Bade Siegfried to the Feast.]
  13. THIRTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How They Fared to the Feast.]
  14. FOURTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How the Queens Berated Each Other.]
  15. FIFTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried was Betrayed.]
  16. SIXTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How Siegfried was Slain.]
  17. SEVENTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How Kriemhild Mourned for Siegfried.]
  18. EIGHTEENTH ADVENTURE: [How Sigmund Fared Home Again.]
  19. NINETEENTH ADVENTURE: [How the Nibelungen Hoard was Brought to Worms.]
  20. TWENTIETH ADVENTURE: [How King Etzel Sent for Kriemhild.]
  21. TWENTY-FIRST ADVENTURE: [How Kriemhild Fared to the Huns.]
  22. TWENTY-SECOND ADVENTURE: [How Etzel Kept the Wedding-feast.]
  23. TWENTY-THIRD ADVENTURE: [How Kriemhild Thought to Avenge Her Wrong.]
  24. TWENTY-FOURTH ADVENTURE: [How Werbel and Schwemmel Brought the Message.]
  25. TWENTY-FIFTH ADVENTURE: [How the Knights all Fared to the Huns.]
  26. TWENTY-SIXTH ADVENTURE: [How Gelfrat was Slain by Dankwart.]
  27. TWENTY-SEVENTH ADVENTURE: [How They Came to Bechelaren.]
  28. TWENTY-EIGHTH ADVENTURE: [How the Burgundians Came to Etzel's Castle.]
  29. TWENTY-NINTH ADVENTURE: [How He Arose not before Her.]
  30. THIRTIETH ADVENTURE: [How They Kept Guard.]
  31. THIRTY-FIRST ADVENTURE: [How They Went to Mass.]
  32. THIRTY-SECOND ADVENTURE: [How Bloedel was Slain.]
  33. THIRTY-THIRD ADVENTURE: [How the Burgundians Fought with the Huns.]
  34. THIRTY-FOURTH ADVENTURE: [How They Cast Out the Dead.]
  35. THIRTY-FIFTH ADVENTURE: [How Iring was Slain.]
  36. THIRTY-SIXTH ADVENTURE: [How the Queen Bade Set Fire to the Hall.]
  37. THIRTY-SEVENTH ADVENTURE: [How the Margrave Ruediger was Slain.]
  38. THIRTY-EIGHTH ADVENTURE: [How All Sir Dietrich's Knights were Slain.]
  39. THIRTY-NINTH ADVENTURE: [How Gunther and Hagen and Kriemhild were Slain.]