Nibelungenlied
Middle High German epic poem from around 1200
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Summary
Nibelungenlied is an epic poem[1]. Nibelungenlied draws 15,392 Wikipedia views per month (epic poem category, ranking #493 of 51).[2]
Key Facts
- Genre: epic poem[3]
- Commons category: Nibelungenlied[4]
- Language of work or name: German[5]
- Inception: 1200[6]
- Characters: Sigurd[7], Gudrun[8], Gunnar[9], Hagen[10], Brynhild[11], Rüdiger von Bechelaren[12], Etzel[13], Volker von Alzey[14], Andvari[15], Helche[16], Gundomar I[17], Ute[18], Hadburg[19], Piligrim of Passau[20]
- Has edition or translation: Nibelungenlied[21], Niedola Nibelungów[22], The Lay of the Nibelungs[23], The Nibelungenlied[24]
- Narrative location: Kingdom of the Burgundians[25], Worms[26], Worms Cathedral[27], Hunnic Empire[28], Xanten[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nibelungenlied[30]
- Work available at URL: https://eto.box/book/3a1c4a92b6d4d1c53c2cac2762cda846[31]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band[35]
- Topic has template: Template:Nibelungenlied[36]
- Title: Das Nibelungenlied[37]
- Manifestation of: Nibelungen Saga[38]
- First line: Uns ist in alten mæren wunders vil geseit[39]
- Derivative work: Lohengrin[40], Der Ring des Nibelungen[41], Die Nibelungen[42], Godwi[43], Brunhild[44], The Story of Sigurd[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[46]
- Copyright status: public domain[47]
Why It Matters
Nibelungenlied has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Nibelungenlied is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]