Nibelungenlied

American  

[nee-buh-loong-uhn-leet] / ˈni bəˌlʊŋ ənˌlit /

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.

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Nibelungenlied British  

/ ˈniːbəlʊŋənliːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Nibelungenlied

From German; see origin at Nibelung, lied ²

Example Sentences

Here were two college professors, men of wide learning, discussing the Nibelungenlied.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Today it corresponds to reality about as well as the Nibelungenlied does."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sigurd is the most famous of Norse heroes; his story is largely that of the hero of the Nibelungenlied, Siegfried.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

A few bits survived: Beowulf in England, the Nibelungenlied in Germany, and some stray fragments here and there.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Of the first of these conditions, the "Nibelungenlied" in its character of an epic of the Middle Ages has not kept a trace.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown