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.

Nibelungenlied

/ ˈniːbəlʊŋənliːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nibelungenlied¹

From German; Nibelung, lied ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nibelungenlied¹

literally: song of the Nibelungs

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The Nibelungenlied has been attributed to two or three writers instead of one.

From Project Gutenberg

Let us now consider briefly the history of the Nibelungenlied.

From Project Gutenberg

On both these occasions the Nibelungenlied mentions also a girdle.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the Nibelungenlied says nothing of a relationship of this kind.

From Project Gutenberg