The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic Poem in Middle High German.
Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the V lsunga.
The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs (the "Nibelungensaga"), which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the 5th and 6th centuries.
The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild\'s revenge.
The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic Poem in Middle High German