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Heroic Legends of the North: An Introduction to the Nibelung and Dietrich Cycles book cover

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Heroic Legends of the North An Introduction to the Nibelung and Dietrich Cycles

By Edward R. Haymes, Susann T. Samples Copyright 1996
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1996, this book is a study of two of the central themes of medieval German mythology, the Dietrich and Nibelung legends. It traces its two legendary topics form their historical roots during the last centuries of the Roman Empire to the medieval texts that make them known to us. Many of the medieval texts have never been translated into English or even modern German. A... Read more

Part 1: Background 1. The Germanic Legends 2. Historical Background 3. Historical Sources 4. Oral Transmission Part 2: Literary Works 1. Literary Works 2. Table of Motifs 3. Traces in Early Literature 4. The Dietrich Legend 5. The Nibelung Legend. 6. Related Legends

Biography

Edward R. Haymes

‘The extensive bibliographic information makes this book an excellent guide for those planning serious study of the subject. A chronology, table of motifs and glossary of names make it a handy reference for anyone trying to unravel artistic, literary or musical references. And, since it assumes no background knowledge (either of German literature, late roman history, or the theory of oral transmission), it is also a book for the merely curious….’ Danny Yee

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