The Nibelungenlied (English Verse)


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The only translation into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original of the epic German poem The Nibelungenlied. There was a 2013 Librivox recording of the Shumway prose translation, but none for the verse. - Summary by Kurt Papke (14 hr 4 min)

Chapters

Preface 1:40 Read by Kurt
The Nibelungen Saga 42:50 Read by Kurt
The Nibelungenlied 36:36 Read by Kurt
Kriemhild's Dream 7:03 Read by Kurt
Siegfried 8:24 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried came to Worms 32:54 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried fought with the Saxons 43:25 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried first saw Kriemhild 20:45 Read by Kurt
How Gunther fared to Isenland to Brunhild 21:42 Read by Kurt
How Gunther won Brunhild 31:23 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried fared to his knights 15:27 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried was sent to Worms 15:43 Read by Kurt
How Brunhild was received at Worms 33:59 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried came home with his wife 10:55 Read by Kurt
How Gunther bade Siegfried to the feast 16:29 Read by Kurt
How they fared to the feast 11:54 Read by Kurt
How the queens berated each other 20:24 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried was betrayed 12:44 Read by Kurt
How Siegfried was slain 26:33 Read by Kurt
How Kriemhild mourned for Siegfried 23:01 Read by Kurt
How Sigmund fared home again 9:00 Read by Kurt
How the Nibelungen hoard was brought to Worms 13:33 Read by Kurt
How King Etzel sent for Kriemhild 44:54 Read by Kurt
How Kriemhild fared to the Huns 14:40 Read by Kurt
How Etzel kept the wedding feast 15:53 Read by Kurt
How Kriemhild thought to avenge her wrong 11:11 Read by Kurt
How Werbel and Schwemmel brought the message 25:49 Read by Kurt
How the knights all fared to the Huns 24:26 Read by Kurt
How Gelfrat was slain by Dankwart 19:48 Read by Kurt
How they came to Bechelaren 20:41 Read by Kurt
How the Burgundians came to Etzel's castle 12:59 Read by Kurt
How he arose not before her 19:02 Read by Kurt
How they kept guard 10:02 Read by Kurt
How they went to mass 22:26 Read by Kurt
How Bloedel was slain 9:52 Read by Kurt
How the Burgundians fought with the Huns 18:10 Read by Kurt
How they cast out the dead 6:27 Read by Kurt
How Iring was slain 16:40 Read by Kurt
How the queen bade set fire to the hall 17:01 Read by Kurt
How the margrave Ruediger was slain 31:18 Read by Kurt
How all Sir Dietrich's knights were slain 28:02 Read by Kurt
How Gunther and Hagen and Kriemhild were slain 18:33 Read by Kurt