{"product_id":"the-nibelungenlied-daniel-b-shumway-9781644399507","title":"The Nibelungenlied","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/em\u003e, translated as \u003cem\u003eThe Song of the Nibelungs\u003c\/em\u003e, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/em\u003e 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. Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the \u003cem\u003eVsunga saga\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eProse Edda\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003ePoetic Edda\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLegend of Norna-Gest\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003e iekssaga\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, the three main manuscripts of the \u003cem\u003eNibelungenlied\u003c\/em\u003e were inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in recognition of their historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel B. Shumway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644399504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644399507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indoeuropeanpublishing.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Daniel B. Shumway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074578510079,"sku":"9781644399507","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ac47248-04a3-41a0-86ca-8a61589c7119.jpg?v=1685454565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nibelungenlied-daniel-b-shumway-9781644399507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}