Nibelungenlied

[ nee-buh-loong-uhn-leet ]

noun
  1. a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling of the life of Siegfried, his marriage to Kriemhild, his wooing of Brunhild on behalf of Gunther, his murder by Hagen, and the revenge of Kriemhild.

Origin of Nibelungenlied

1
From German; see origin at Nibelung, lied2

Words Nearby Nibelungenlied

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How to use Nibelungenlied in a sentence

  • Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied, after slaying the Regin dragon, makes himself invulnerable by bathing in its blood.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
  • The Nibelungenlied has been attributed to two or three writers instead of one.

  • Let us now consider briefly the history of the Nibelungenlied.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
  • On both these occasions the Nibelungenlied mentions also a girdle.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
  • Now the Nibelungenlied says nothing of a relationship of this kind.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

/ German (ˈniːbəlʊŋənliːt) /


noun
  1. a medieval High German heroic epic of unknown authorship based on German history and legend and written about 1200

Origin of Nibelungenlied

1
literally: song of the Nibelungs

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