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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

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The Nibelungen Saga

42:50

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The Nibelungenlied

36:36

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Kriemhild's Dream

7:03

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Siegfried

8:24

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How Siegfried came to Worms

32:54

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How Siegfried fought with the Saxons

43:25

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How Siegfried first saw Kriemhild

20:45

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How Gunther fared to Isenland to Brunhild

21:42

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How Gunther won Brunhild

31:23

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How Siegfried fared to his knights

15:27

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How Siegfried was sent to Worms

15:43

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How Brunhild was received at Worms

33:59

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How Siegfried came home with his wife

10:55

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How Gunther bade Siegfried to the feast

16:29

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How they fared to the feast

11:54

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How the queens berated each other

20:24

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How Siegfried was betrayed

12:44

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How Siegfried was slain

26:33

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How Kriemhild mourned for Siegfried

23:01

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How Sigmund fared home again

9:00

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How the Nibelungen hoard was brought to Worms

13:33

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How King Etzel sent for Kriemhild

44:54

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How Kriemhild fared to the Huns

14:40

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How Etzel kept the wedding feast

15:53

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How Kriemhild thought to avenge her wrong

11:11

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How Werbel and Schwemmel brought the message

25:49

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How the knights all fared to the Huns

24:26

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How Gelfrat was slain by Dankwart

19:48

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How they came to Bechelaren

20:41

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How the Burgundians came to Etzel's castle

12:59

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How he arose not before her

19:02

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How they kept guard

10:02

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How they went to mass

22:26

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How Bloedel was slain

9:52

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How the Burgundians fought with the Huns

18:10

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How they cast out the dead

6:27

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How Iring was slain

16:40

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How the queen bade set fire to the hall

17:01

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How the margrave Ruediger was slain

31:18

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How all Sir Dietrich's knights were slain

28:02

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How Gunther and Hagen and Kriemhild were slain

18:33

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