English· 03:02:59· 14 chapters
This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so he will be able to stand proudly with his ancestors. - Summary by Fritz
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
FIRST ADVENTURE. Of King Siegmund, and of Heroes, Dwarfs, Giants, and Dragons of ancient Times.
08:38 - Chapter 2
SECOND ADVENTURE. Of Siegfried the Swift, how he grew up to be a Hero, and of his throwing the Spear.
10:36 - Chapter 3
THIRD ADVENTURE. Of the Emperor Otnit and Wolfdietrich, and how Siegfried asked permission to go out into the World.
18:53 - Chapter 4
FOURTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried the Swift went through the Wilderness, and what he encountered there.
16:04 - Chapter 5
FIFTH ADVENTURE. Mimer relates the Adventures of Wieland, the best of all Smiths and Armourers.
28:07 - Chapter 6
SIXTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried brings an Urochs to the Smiths.
03:26 - Chapter 7
SEVENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried learns to be a Smith, and how he was sent by the treacherous Mimer to the Dragon.
03:13 - Chapter 8
EIGHTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried fights with the Dragon and bathes himself in his Blood.
08:18 - Chapter 9
NINTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried comes again to the Smithy, and settles Accounts with Mimer.
05:35 - Chapter 10
TENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried sees the great Dragon, and meets a King of the Dwarfs.
10:06 - Chapter 11
ELEVENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried's fight with the faithless Giants under the Drachenstein.
11:09 - Chapter 12
TWELFTH ADVENTURE. Of the great Wonders which Siegfried saw in the Dragon s Rock.
31:02 - Chapter 13
THIRTEENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried first sees the King's Daughter and is received by her.
10:01 - Chapter 14
LAST ADVENTURE. Siegfried's Fight with the Dragon.
17:51