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  1. Introduction

    9:44

  2. Alboin and Rosamund

    12:28

  3. King Rother

    45:41

  4. Ortnit

    44:34

  5. Hugdieterich and Wolfdieterich, part 1

    34:08

  6. Hugdieterich and Wolfdieterich, part 2

    25:35

  7. King Samson

    21:21

  8. Dietwart

    8:37

  9. Dietrich and Hildebrand

    35:34

  10. Dietrich’s Comrades

    32:05

  11. Dietrich’s Adventures

    29:08

  12. Dietrich the Faithful Ally

    16:45

  13. Ermenrich - The Harlungs

    19:47

  14. King Etzel - Walter of Wasgenstein - Hildegunde

    6:49

  15. Etzel and Dietrich against the Reussen

    2:49

  16. The Battle of Ravenna

    10:28

  17. Going Home

    6:57

  18. Siegfried’s Youth

    20:57

  19. Siegfried in Burgundy

    8:03

  20. The Dragonstone

    14:13

  21. The Wooing of Brunhild

    16:47

  22. Treason and Death

    31:06

  23. King Etzel’s Wooing

    7:54

  24. The Burgundians Visit Hunland

    54:43

  25. The Nibelungs’ Lament

    10:22

  26. Hagen

    12:59

  27. Hettel the Hegeling and his Heroes

    10:54

  28. Gudrun

    14:12

  29. Queen Gerlind

    12:11

  30. Battle and Victory

    9:31

  31. Grendel

    3:46

  32. Beowulf, the Bold Diver

    11:21

  33. The She-wolf of the Sea

    4:58

  34. Beowulf is made King

    4:58

  35. The Fight with the Dragon

    9:02

  36. The Children of Haymon, part 1

    24:36

  37. The Children of Haymon, part 2

    25:03

  38. Roland

    19:23

  39. William of Orange

    24:20

  40. Titurel

    12:51

  41. Percival

    53:35

  42. Lohengrin

    17:12

  43. Tristram and Isolde

    20:18

  44. Legend of Tannhäuser

    13:36

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Courtly pride can turn a feast into a quarrel in this collection of medieval legends. In the Nibelung section, Chriemhild and Brunhild dispute the standing of their husbands while watching contests at Worms. Their argument brings questions of loyalty, rank and personal honour into an otherwise festive scene. Elsewhere, the contents lead through Dietrich's adventures, Beowulf's encounters, the heroes around Charlemagne and stories associated with Arthur and the Holy Grail.

Adapted from Wilhelm Wägner's work by M. W. Macdowall and edited by W. S. W. Anson, the volume presents these traditions in prose. Its introduction treats legends as clues to earlier customs and beliefs, while acknowledging that poetic accounts can alter historical chronology. That combination gives readers a way to follow the stories and consider what they reveal about the societies that told them. The book suits an interest in medieval storytelling, family rivalries and the changing boundary between remembered events and imaginative retelling.

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About 9 hours
Pages
232
Language
English
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Audio read by
Lynette Caulkins, KirksVoice, Shashank Jakhmola and others