The Nibelungenlied — Chronicle
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Adventure II · Of Siegfried · 📍 [[Xanten]]
In the Netherlands there grew the child of a noble king (his father had for name Siegmund, his mother Siegelind), in a mighty castle, known far and wide, in the lowlands of the Rhine: Xanten, men called it.
Adventure II · Of Siegfried · 📍 [[Siegmund's court]] · the midsummer festival
To the honor of God a mass was sung; then there rose from the people full great a press, as the youths were made knights in courtly wise, with such great honors as might not ever lightly be again.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 2 · 📍 [[Worms]] · Upon the seventh morning
Upon the seventh morning, forth upon the river sand at Worms the brave warriors pricked.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 3 · 📍 [[Nibelung land]]
Twelve bold men of their kith were there, mighty giants these. What might that avail them! Siegfried's hand slew them soon in wrath, and seven hundred warriors from the Nibelung land he vanquished with the good sword Balmung. ... Likewise both the mighty kings he slew
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 3
Because of the great fear that, many a young warrior had of the sword and of the valiant man, they made the land and its castles subject to his hand.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 3
Thus did Siegfried, the terrible, become master of the hoard; those who had dared the combat, all lay there slain.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 3
I wot yet more of him: it is known to me that the hero slew a dragon and bathed him in the blood, so that his skin became like horn.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 4
Doth this irk you, Sir Hagen, which I spake, then will I let you see that my hands shall have dominion here in the Burgundian land.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 4
Ye shall be welcome to us with all your war-mates, who are come with you. We shall gladly serve you, I and all my kin.
Adventure III · How Siegfried Came to Worms · Part 4
All that we have, if ye desire it in honorable wise, shall owe fealty to you; with you shall both life and goods be shared.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 1 · 📍 [[Worms upon the Rhine]] · Within twelve weeks
Liudegast and Liudeger; they would march upon this land. Ye have earned their wrath, indeed we heard that both lords bear you mortal hate. They would harry at Worms upon the Rhine and have the aid of many a knight; that may ye know upon our faith. Within twelve weeks the journey must befall.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 1
Siegfried Gunther Hagen Ortwin Dankwart Sindolt Folker
So bid me call a thousand of your men, since of mine own I have but twelve, and I will guard your land. Faithfully shall the hand of Siegfried serve you. Hagen shall help us and also Ortwin, Dankwart, and Sindolt, your trusty men. Folker, the valiant man, shall also ride along; he shall bear the banner, for to none would I liefer grant it.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2 · 📍 [[Denmark]]
till Sir Liudegast had gathered for his journey full twenty thousand knights from among his valiant men.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2 · 📍 [[Saxon land]]
Then King Liudeger, also, of Saxon land, sent forth his summons, till they had forty thousand men and more, with whom they thought to ride to the Burgundian land.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2 · 📍 [[Saxon land]]
From the Rhine they rode through Hesse with their warriors towards Saxon land, where they later fought. With fire and pillage, too, they harried all the countryside, so that the two kings did learn of it in dire distress.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2 · 📍 [[Saxon land]] · on that day
Thirty of Liudegast's men stood there on guard, but ere they could come to his aid, Siegfried had won the fight, with three groat wounds which he dealt the king through his gleaming breastplate, the which was passing good.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 2 · 📍 [[Saxon land]]
In self-defense he did thirty unto death; only one he left alive, who rode full fast to tell the tale of what here had chanced.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 4 · 📍 [[Worms]] · now
Sir Gernot now sent messengers homeward to Worms in his native land, and bade tell his kin what great success had happed to him and to his men
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 5
therefore shalt thou have as guerdon rich attire. Likewise I'll have thee brought ten marks of gold.
Adventure IV · How He Fought with the Saxons · Part 5
To his guests the king likewise gave great gifts. Those that were minded to set out for home, were asked to stay, as one doth to friends.
Adventure V · How Siegfried First Saw Kriemhild · Part 1
With lovely grace she greeted Siegfried then, but when she saw the haughty knight stand thus before her, her cheeks flamed bright. "Be welcome, Sir Siegfried, most good and noble knight," the fair maid spake, and at this greeting his spirits mounted high.
Adventure VII · How Gunther Won Brunhild · Part 2 · Meanwhile
Into it he quickly slipped and so was seen of none.
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 1 · 📍 [[Nibelung's land]]
He then bound Alberich as he had the giant afore. Full sore the strength of Siegfried hurt him. The dwarf gan ask: "How are ye named?" "My name is Siegfried," he replied; "I deemed ye knew me well." "Well is me of these tidings," spake Alberich, the dwarf. "Now have I noted well the knightly deeds, through which ye be by right the sovran of the land. I'll do whatso ye bid, and ye let me live."
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 1
Loud cried the valiant dwarf: "Now spare my life. And might I be the vassal of any save one knight, to whom I swore an oath that I would own him as my lord, I'd serve you till my death." So spake the cunning man.
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 1
Then spake Sir Siegfried: "Go quickly now and bring me the best of knights we have, a thousand Nibelungs, that they may see me here."
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 1
Well thirty hundred men were come eftsoon, from whom he chose a thousand of the best. Men brought them their helmets and other arms, for he would lead them to Brunhild's land.
Adventure VIII · How Siegfried Fared To His Men-At-Arms, the Nibelungs · Part 2
Now let be commended to your care my castles and my lands, till that King Gunther's hand rule here.
Adventure IX · How Siegfried Was Sent To Worms · Part 1
Sith we be now nearing my lands at home, it behooveth me to send a messenger to the dear sister of mine and to my mother, too, that we draw near the Rhine. This I pray you, Siegfried; now do my will, that I may requite it to you ever,
Adventure IX · How Siegfried Was Sent To Worms · Part 1 · 📍 [[Worms]]
He rode with four and twenty men-at-arms to Worms; he came without the king. When that was noised about, the courtiers all were grieved; they feared their master had been slain.
Adventure IX · How Siegfried Was Sent To Worms · Part 2
Four and twenty arm-rings, set with goodly gold, she gave him as his meed.
Adventure X · How Brunhild Was Received At Worms · Part 1 · 📍 [[Worms]]
At his side men saw fair Brunhild stand, wearing the crown in the king's domain.
Adventure X · How Brunhild Was Received At Worms · Part 2 · on that night
When Lord Siegfried lay at Kriemhild's side and with his noble love caressed the high-born maid so tenderly, she grew as dear to him as life, so that not for a thousand other women would he have given her alone.
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife · till the tenth year was come
Siegfried Kriemhild Gunther (son of Siegfried)
In these high honors Siegfried lived, of a truth, and judged as king, till the tenth year was come, when his fair lady bare a son.
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife
Siegfried Kriemhild Gunther (son of Siegfried)
They hastened to baptize and name him Gunther for his uncle; nor had he need to be ashamed of this.
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife · In these same times
In these same times the Lady Siegelind died, and men enow made wail when death bereft them of her.
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife · Then
Then the child of the noble Uta held withal the power over the lands, which well beseemed such high-born dames.
Adventure XI · How Siegfried Journeyed Homeward With His Wife · 📍 [[the Burgundian land]] · Now also by the Rhine
Brunhild Gunther Siegfried (son of Gunther)
Brunhild, the fair, had born a son. For the hero's sake they named him Siegfried.
Adventure XV · How Siegfried Was Betrayed · Part 2 · Next morning
When he saw the sign, he sent in secret twain of his men, who should tell another tale: that Gunther's land should still have peace and that Liudeger had sent them to the king. How loth Siegfried now rode home again, or ever he had avenged his kinsmen's wrongs! Gunther's men could hardly turn him back.
Adventure XVI · How Siegfried Was Slain · Part 2
Hagen of Troneg now foully broke his troth to Siegfried. When they would hence to the broad linden, he spake: "It hath oft been told me, that none can keep pace with Kriemhild's husband when he be minded for to race. Ho, if he would only let us see it here!"
Adventure XVI · How Siegfried Was Slain · Part 2
The bear began to flee before the dogs; none could follow him but Kriemhild's husband, who caught and slew him with his sword.
Adventure XVI · How Siegfried Was Slain · Part 3
Albeit he was wounded unto death, yet he smote so mightily that a plenty of precious stones were shaken from the shield. The shield itself burst quite apart. Fain would the lordly stranger have avenged him. Now was Hagen fallen to the ground at his hands, and from the force of the blow the glade rang loudly.
Adventure XVI · How Siegfried Was Slain · Part 3
When the lordings saw that the knight was dead, they laid him on a shield of ruddy gold
Adventure XIX · How The Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms · Part 1 · well three and one half years
Thus she dwelt after her sorrow, after her husband's death, and this is true, well three and one half years, that she spake no word to Gunther, nor did she see her foeman Hagen in all this time.
Adventure XIX · How The Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms · Part 1 · 📍 [[the Rhine]] · Not long thereafter
Not long thereafter they brought it to pass that Lady Kriemhild gained the hoard from the Nibelung land and brought it to the Rhine. It was her marriage morning gift and was hers by right. Giselher and Gernot rode to fetch it.
Adventure XIX · How The Nibelung Hoard Was Brought to Worms · Part 2
To the rich and the poor she began to give so greatly that Hagen said, should she live yet a while, she would gain so many a man for her service that they would fare full ill.
Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 1
Since fair Helca was dead,
Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 2
The noble king bade complain to you his need. His folk is joyless; my lady, the royal Helca, my master's wife, is dead. Through her hath many a high-born maid been orphaned, daughters of noble princes, whom she hath trained.
Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 3
None might persuade the lady that she should marry any man.
Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 5
For her dear husband's soul she dealt it out.
Adventure XX · How King Etzel Sent To Burgundy For Kriemhild · Part 5 · 📍 [[the Hunnish land]] · Ere they fared hence from the Rhine
they had sent their messengers swiftly on ahead to the Hunnish land, who should tell the king that Rudeger had gained for him to wife the noble high-born queen.
Adventure XXI · How Kriemhild Journeyed To The Huns · Part 1 · 📍 [[Passau]]
where the Bishop Pilgrim found fair Kriemhild.
Adventure XXI · How Kriemhild Journeyed To The Huns · Part 2
The queen gave Gotelind's daughter twelve ruddy armlets, and raiment too, as good as any that she brought to Etzel's land.
Adventure XXI · How Kriemhild Journeyed To The Huns · Part 2
In turn the Lady Gotelind offered the guests from the Rhine worship in such friendly wise, that men found passing few of the strangers that did not wear her jewels or her lordly robes.
Adventure XXII · How Etzel Made Kriemhild His Bride · Part 2 · 📍 [[Etzelburg]] · thereafter
Helca's meiny, that aforetime waited on their mistress, passed many a happy day thereafter at Kriemhild's side.
Adventure XXII · How Etzel Made Kriemhild His Bride · Part 2 · 📍 [[Hungary]] · When that the king with his wife rode from the shore
Whatever she brought with her across the Rhine to Hungary must needs be given all away.
Adventure XXII · How Etzel Made Kriemhild His Bride · Part 2 · till Kriemhild's death
All the king's kinsmen and all his liegemen then owned her service, so that Lady Helca never ruled so mightily as she, whom they now must serve till Kriemhild's death.
Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs · the seventh year
In this time the queen was delivered of a son, at which King Etzel could not have been more joyful. She would not turn back, until she brought it to pass that Etzel's child was christened after the Christian rite. Men named it Ortlieb
Adventure XXIII · How Kriemhild Thought To Avenge Her Wrongs · 📍 [[Worms]] · On next midsummer's day
Etzel Swemmel Werbel Gunther Gernot Giselher Uta Hagen
He told the twain they should be envoys to the Burgundian land and bade full lordly weeds be made ready for them. Clothing was prepared for four and twenty warriors, and the message was told them by the king, how they should bid Gunther and his liegemen hither.
Adventure XXIV · How Werbel And Swemmel Brought The Message · Part 1 · 📍 [[Bechelaren]]
Rudeger Gotelind Werbel Swemmel
Rudeger and Gotelind and the child of them twain delayed not to send their service through the envoys to the Rhine. Nor did they let them part hence without gifts, that Etzel's men might fare the better.
Adventure XXIV · How Werbel And Swemmel Brought The Message · Part 2
Then came bold Folker, a noble minstrel he, with thirty of his men for the journey to Kriemhild's court.
Adventure XXIV · How Werbel And Swemmel Brought The Message · Part 3
King Etzel's officers bade everywhere palace and hall be purveyed with benches for the guests which were to come.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 1 · 📍 [[Danube]] · On the twelfth morning
On the twelfth morning the king came to the Danube. Hagen of Troneg rode foremost of them all, giving to the Nibelungs helpful cheer. On the sandy shore the bold knight dismounted and bound his steed full soon to a tree. The river was swollen, the skiffs hidden away.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 2
An' thou comest to the Huns, thou wilt be sore deceived. Time is, that thou shouldst turn again, for ye heroes be bidden, that ye may die in Etzel's land.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 2
It must needs be that none of you shall live, save the king's chaplain; this we know full well. He will come again safe and sound to Gunther's land.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 2
Hagen Siegelind (mermaid) Else Gelfrat
The lord of these marches beareth the name of Else. His brother is hight Knight Gelfrat, a lord in the Bavarian land.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 3
Hagen, fierce of mood, seized straightway his sheath, wherein he found his sword. His head he struck off and cast it on the ground.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 3
Nine thousand footmen he ferried over to the land.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 3
He thrust him to the bottom, the which thought no one good. When the poor priest saw naught of help, he turned him back again. Sore was he discomfited, but though he could not swim, yet did God's hand help him, so that he came safe and sound to the land again.
Adventure XXV · How The Lords All Journeyed To The Huns · Part 3
Hagen brake it to pieces and threw it in the flood
Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 1 · 📍 [[Moering]] · early on the morn to-day
I slew this same ferryman early on the morn to-day.
Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 1 · 📍 [[the Bavarian land]] · The day had passed away; the night was come.
A short time thereafter the heroes were assailed. On either side of the highway and in the rear hard by they heard the beat of hoofs. Their foes pressed on too hard.
Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 2
His brother had been slain, he himself was wounded; full eighty of his knights remained with grim death behind upon the field. Their lord must needs turn in flight from Gunther's men.
Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 3 · 📍 [[Passau]] · Later
Bishop Pilgrim Gunther Giselher Gernot
Later they were well received at Passau. The uncle of the noble king, the Bishop Pilgrim, was blithe of mood, as his nephews came to his land with so many knights.
Adventure XXVI · How Gelfrat Was Slain By Dankwart · Part 3 · 📍 [[Bechelaren]]
Rudeger Gunther Giselher Gernot Hagen Eckewart
Rudeger answered with a smile: "Now well is me of these tales, that the high-born kings do reck of my service. It shall not be denied them. Merry and blithe will I be, an' they come unto my house."
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 1
that the brothers of their lady were coming thither to their house.
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 2
Then the heroes brought to pass that the noble Giselher took her to wife, as did well befit a king.
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 2
Rudeger Rudeger's daughter Gernot
For the maiden they set castles and land aside, and this the hand of the noble king did pledge with an oath, and Lord Gernot, too, that this should hap. Then spake the margrave: "Sith I have naught of castles, I will ever serve you with my troth. As much silver and gold will I give my daughter, as an hundred sumpters may barely carry, that it may please the hero's kin in honor."
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 2
Rudeger Giselher Rudeger's daughter
Then spake the margrave: "Ye noble and mighty kings, when ye now ride again (that is the custom) home to Burgundy, I will give you my child, that ye may take her with you."
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 2
Gotelind offered Hagen a loving gift, as well befit her. He took it, sith the king had taken one, that he should not fare forth from her to the feasting, without her present. Later he gainsayed it. "Of all that I have ever seen," quoth Hagen, "I crave to bear naught else save that shield on yonder wall; fain would I take that with me into Etzel's land."
Adventure XXVII · How They Came To Bechelaren · Part 3
To him the margrave's daughter gave great store of rich apparel, the which he later wore among the Huns in passing lordly wise.
Adventure XXVIII · How The Burgundians Came To Etzel's Castle · Part 2 · 📍 [[Etzel's court]]
Well know I Aldrian, for he was my vassal and here at my court gained mickle praise and honor. I dubbed him knight and gave hint of my gold. The faithful Helca loved him inly. Therefore I have since known Hagen every whit. Two stately youths became my hostages, he and Walther of Spain.
Adventure XXX · How They Kept The Watch · to-night
"Now give over your care," quoth Hagen, the knight. "I'll stand watch myself to-night. I trow to guard us well, until the day doth come.
Adventure XXX · How They Kept The Watch
Then the queen was told that her messengers had compassed naught. Rightly it did vex her, and with wrathful mood she made another plan.
Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 1 · day is near
Let me tell you, we must fight to-day, so instead of silken shirts, wear hauberks, and instead of rich cloaks, good shields and broad, so that if any grow angry with you, ye be full armed.
Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 1 · 📍 [[the holy churchyard]]
Place, my friends, your shields before your feet, and if any proffer you cold greeting, repay it with deep and mortal wounds.
Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 1 · 📍 [[the broad court]]
When now the kings and their men were come to horse, stalwart Folker gan advise that they should ride a joust after the fashion of their land.
Adventure XXXI · How They Went To Church · Part 3 · 📍 [[the lordings' table]]
Etzel Ortlieb Gunther Kriemhild
I do therefore beseech you, dear friends of mine, that when ye ride again to your lands upon the Rhine, ye take with you your sister's son and act full graciously toward the child, and bring him up in honor till he become a man.
Adventure XXXII · How Bloedel Was Slain
Out of the house they drove at last the men-at-arms, but five hundred of them, or better, stayed behind there dead.
Adventure XXXII · How Bloedel Was Slain · in a few short hours
Nine thousand yeomen lay there slain and thereto twelve good knights of Dankwart's men. One saw him stand alone still by the foe.
Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 1
Then the good knight Hagen smote the child Ortlieb, so that the blood spurted up the sword towards his hand and the head fell into the lap of the queen.
Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 2
When Gunther thus begged and bade in the stress of the fray, they sheathed their swords.
Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 2 · When Sir Rudeger voided the hall
When Sir Rudeger voided the hall, there followed him, all told, five hundred men or more, kinsmen and vassals of the lord of Bechelaren, from whom King Gunther later gained great scathe.
Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 2
He, too, would take this chance, but the fiddler dealt him such a blow that his head fell soon before King Etzel's feet.
Adventure XXXIII · How The Burgundians Fought The Huns · Part 2
Of all the kinsmen of the Huns within the hall, not one of these remained alive. Thus the clash of arms died out, since none strove with them longer.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 1 · 📍 [[hall]]
Then a fierce conflict rose between the twain. Iring of Denmark, the peerless high-born knight, bare high his spear and covered him with his shield. Swiftly he rushed on Hagen before the hall, while a great shout arose from all the knights around. With might and main they cast the spears with their hands through the sturdy shields upon their shining armor, so that the shafts whirled high in air. Then the two brave men and fierce reached for their swords. Bold Hagen's strength was mickle and great, but Iring smote him, that the whole hall rang. Palace and towers resounded from their blows, but the knight could not achieve his wish.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 1
Iring now left Hagen stand unharmed, and hied him to the fiddler. He weened to fell him by his mighty blows, but the stately knight wist how to guard bin, well. Then the fiddler struck a blow, that the plates of mail whirled high above the buckler's rim. An evil man he was, for to encounter, so Iring let him stand and rushed at Gunther of the Burgundian land.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 1
He now let Gunther be, and ran at Gernot, and gan hew sparks of fire from his armor rings. Then had stalwart Gernot of Burgundy nigh done brave Iring unto death, but that he sprang away from the prince (nimble enow he was), and slew eftsoon four noble henchmen of the Burgundians from Worms across the Rhine.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 1 · this hour
Then at him he rushed and smote the Dane, so that he could not stir a step, but sank before his hands down in the blood, so that all did ween the good knight would never deal a blow again in strife. But Iring lay unwounded here before Sir Giselher.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 1
Out of the house he ran to where he again found Hagen, whom he dealt a furious blow with his powerful hand. Hagen thought him: "Thou art doomed. Unless be that the foul fiend protect thee, thou canst not escape alive." Yet Iring wounded Hagen through his crest. This the hero wrought with Waska, a passing goodly sword. When Sir Hagen felt the wound, wildly he brandished his weapon in his hand. Soon Hawart's liegeman was forced to yield his ground, and Hagen gan pursue him down the stairs.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 2
Pale grew his hue; brave Iring bare the mark of death. Dole enow it gave them, for no longer might Hawart's liegeman live.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 2
Bold Irnfried rushed at the minstrel, but gained great damage at his hands. Through his sturdy helmet the noble fiddler smote the landgrave. Certes, he was grim enow! Then Sir Irnfried dealt the valiant gleeman such a blow that his coat of mail burst open and his breastplate was enveloped with a bright red flame. Yet the landgrave fell dead at the minstrel's hands.
Adventure XXXV · How Iring Was Slain · Part 2
Sorely the king made wail, as did the queen. Maids and ladies were distraught with grief.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 1 · till nightfall
Kriemhild Etzel Dankwart Hagen Gunther Gernot Giselher
The furious strife did last till nightfall brought it to a close. As befitted good knights, the strangers warded off King Etzel's liegemen the livelong summer day.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 1 · upon midsummer's day
Kriemhild Etzel Gunther Gernot Giselher Hagen
This great slaughter happed upon midsummer's day, when Lady Kriemhild avenged her sorrow of heart upon her nearest kin and upon many another man, so that King Etzel never again gained joy.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2
Etzel's queen then bade the hall be set on fire
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2
let him whom pangs of thirst constrain, drink here this blood.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2
Rather will I believe that all lie dead.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2 · On this same day, towards morning
She bade the ruddy gold be carried forth on shields and gave it to whomsoever craved it and would take it.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2 · On this same day, towards morning
On this same day, towards morning, men proffered them a fierce attack as greeting, which brought the champions in stress again.
Adventure XXXVI · How The Queen Gave Orders To Burn the Hall · Part 2
All the great king's doughty warriors died, and loving kinsmen mourned them passing sore.
Adventure XXXVII · How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain · Part 2
Rudeger Giselher Rudeger's daughter
I gave my daughter to Giselher, the knight;
Adventure XXXVII · How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain · Part 2
Rudeger was now armed, and with him five hundred men;
Adventure XXXVII · How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain · Part 4
And so fair Gotelind's husband was done to death.
Adventure XXXVII · How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain · Part 4
So fell alike both Gernot and Rudeger, slain in the fray, through each other's hand.
Adventure XXXVII · How Margrave Rudeger Was Slain · Part 4
not one of those of Bechelaren escaped with life.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1
Here lieth Rudeger, slain by the Burgundians' hands; and of those who were come with him, not one hath 'scaped alive.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 1
Then the wise man armed him, through the counsel of youth. Or ever he was ware, all Dietrich's warriors had donned their war-weeds and held in their hands their swords.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2
Master Hildebrand then sprang at Hagen. In the hands of both one heard the swords ring out.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2
Whatever he had done before to Etzel's warriors in strife was as a wind to the fury with which bold Aldrian's son now fought.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2
At Wolfhart's hands many good knights, struck by the sword, must needs fall dead down into the blood.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 2
Folker he smote, so that on all sides the clasps flew to the walls of the hall from helmet and shield of the doughty gleeman. Thus stout Folker was done to death.
Adventure XXXVIII · How All Sir Dietrich's Warriors Were Slain · Part 3 · 📍 [[the hall]]
Hagen, however, smote him through his well-wrought hauberk. When old Hildebrand felt the wound, he feared more scathe at Hagen's hand; his shield he slung across his back and thus Sir Dietrich's man escaped from Hagen, though sorely wounded.
Adventure XXXIX · How Gunther And Hagen And Kriemhild Were Slain · Part 2
Thus the brave knight was overcome by Dietrich. Noble Gunther gan wail thereat. Dietrich now bound Hagen and led him to where he found the high-born queen; into her hand he gave the bravest warrior that ever bare a sword.
Adventure XXXIX · How Gunther And Hagen And Kriemhild Were Slain · Part 2
King Gunther was of lordly mood, but the knight of Berne overcame him, as happed to Hagen afore. The hero's blood was seen to ooze through the armor rings, drawn forth by a keen-edged sword, the which Sir Dietrich bare. Though weary, Sir Gunther had guarded him most valiantly. The lord was now bound by Dietrich's hands.
Adventure XXXIX · How Gunther And Hagen And Kriemhild Were Slain · Part 2
Later Etzel's wife avenged her grimly; she took the life of both the chosen heroes. To make their duress worse she let them lie apart, so that neither saw the other, till she bare her brother's head to Hagen.
Adventure XXXIX · How Gunther And Hagen And Kriemhild Were Slain · Part 2
He dealt the queen a grievous sword-blow, the which did cut the high-born dame in twain.