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No warrior will ever do a darker deed. Having killed a dragon and bathed in its blood, the mighty Siegfried seems undefeatable. But during a bitter family feud, his naive and beautiful wife reveals the truth to their foes: he has one terrible weakness. So Siegfried's enemies hatch a plan. They... read more
First Sentence
We have been told in ancient tales many marvels of famous heroes, of mighty toil, joys, and high festivities, of weeping and wailing, and the fighting of bold warriors - of such things you can now hear wonders unending!
Table of Contents
1. Kriemhild
2. Siegfried
3. How Siegfried came to Worms
4. How Siegfried fought with the Saxons
5. How Siegfried first set eyes on Kriemhild
6. How Gunther sailed to Iceland for Brunhild
7. How Gunther won Brunhild
8. How Siegfried sailed to fetch his vassals
9. How Siegfried was sent to Worms
10. How Brunhild was received in Worms
11. How Siegfried came home with his queen
12. How Gunther invited Siegfried to the festival
13. How Siegfried went to the festival with his queen
14. How the queens railed at each other
15. How Siegfried was betrayed
16. How Siegfried was slain
17. How Siegfried was lamented and buried
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This book is in the Penguin Epics series.
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