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The Nibelungenlied

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

Objectives:

• Summarize the story entitled “The Nibelungenlied”

• Explain the significance of the story and what lesson learned from it

• Create your own ending through an activity

• Vanquished- to overcome in battle

• Invulnerable- incapable of being wounded

• Despise - to look down on with disrespect

• Vassal - a man who agreed to fight for a king or lord

• Cloak - a loose outer garment

• Resentful- feeling or expressing bitterness

• Indignation- anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair

• Plight - a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Confides- tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.

• Vengeance- is the act of killing , injuring , or harming someone because they have harmed

• Vulnerable - is to be capable of being physically or emotionally wounded.

• Bewildering - extremely confusing or difficult to understand

• Atrocious - extremely bad or unpleasant.

Unlocking of Difficulties

About Author

-Unknown Austrian

About

Author

-Author's identity

remains unknown

-Written in 12th century

-2,379 stanzas

Characters

Characters

Kriemhild

Princess of Burgundy

and loved by

Siegfried

Siegfried

- Dragon Slayer

Gunther

King of Burgundy who

wins the hand of

Brunhild with assistance from Siegfried

Characters

Characters

Hagen

Chief vassal of

the Kings of Burgundy

Brunhild

Queen of Iceland

Etzel

King of Huns.Mostly

known as Attila

Summary:

Summary

In Burgundy lives a maiden princess named Kriemhild who is known for her beauty and charm.

Seigfried hears about Kiemhild and go to the Burgundy to win her for his bride.

Introduction

Gunther’s vassal, Hagen, recognizes him as the mighty slayer of the Nibelung princes and possessor of their massive treasure. Siegfried is also virtually invulnerable, having bathed in

a dragon’s blood.

Gunther is attacked by his old enemies and Seigfried successfully drives them away.

Seigfried agrees to help Gunther

win Brunhild for his wife.

Every suitor of Brunhild

has to undergo physical

strength in the form of combat.

Rising Action

If vanquished, the suitor would

suffer a cruel death.

Brunhild, despises Gunther and

his men because they seem inferior in wealth as compare to her other suitors.

Seigfried, to raise Gunther's status, tells the queen that he is a vassal to Gunther.

The trial begins and Gunther wins only because Siegfried, putting his cloak of invisibility , performs all the actions for him.

Gunther wins Brunhild for his wife

and a double wedding happens.

However, Brunhild is unhappy and resentful.

Rising Action

In her indignation, he ties

Gunther up and hangs him

on a nail.

Siegfried pities the plight of Gunther and tells him that the secrets of Brunhild's strength is in her girdle and her ring.

With Gunther's consent, Seigfried succeeds in getting the girdle and the ring, gives them to Kriemhild

and confides the story to her.

A few years past, Burgundians

decided to hold a great feast.

Siegfried and Kriemhild are invited.

Rising Action

Brunhild boasts that Siegfried is

a mere vassal of Gunther's,

Kriemhild tells her the truth, and carried off by pride and passion, produces the girdle and the ring that Siegfried took from Brunhild.

Brunhild vows vengeance, and with Hagen she plans to kill Seigfried.

Guther pretends that enemies

are about to attack Burgundy

and Siegfried volunteers to

defend it.

Rising Action

Hagen convinces Kriemhild to

reveal to him Siegfried's

vulnerable spot on his shoulder

as he promises to protect this

spot from the enemy.

The enemy attack does not, of course materialize, and the royal party goes hunting.

After the hunt, Siegfried goes to a stream to drink some water.

Climax

Hagen, thrusts a spear into the vulnerable spot of Siegfried.

Siegfried was killed.

The second part is a complicated and bewildering series of events relating the atrocious and horrifying revenge of Kriemhild.

Falling Action

She marries Etzel and invites all her kinsmen, including Hagen to a great feast.

But before she

can reveal her

triumph she is

slain by

Hildebrand.

Resolution

Dietrich had wanted to set them free but Kriemhild put them to death .

Hildebrand from Dietrich had Gunther and Hagen bound as prisoners.

Question?

Review

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