Neibelungen-leid

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Neibelungen-leid Song of Neibelingen

author unknown it is objective, like the Iliad Song of the Probably composed ^{dates back to} about the 6th of 7th century but the date when it was written as now, is the 13th century Carlyle supposes it to be about the third reduction (digestion) from its primitive form ^^{out of} myths, poems ^acts, traditions, or what not.—

• Characters

• Siegfried—the hero, a warrior, king, full of courage—the usual type‑hero, as seen, duly followed, in all modern novels and plays.
• Chriemheld—a beautiful princess, sister of three kingly brothers, of Worms, in time Siegfrieds wife
• Gunther, the principal of the three brothers
• Brumhilde, a brave, vindictive, relentless woman—Gunthers wife
• Hagen, a brave warrior
• Etzel (king of Hun‑land Chriemhilde's second husband) supposed to be the historic Attila died 450 A.D.

In their present shape these poems Heldenbuch, and Neibelungen, cannot be older than the twelfth century.—

The poet himself is unknown—he probably made up the poem in the thirteenth century.—