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Volsunga saga


 

The Volsunga saga is a late 13th century Icelandic prose rendition of the story of Sigurd and Brynhild, and the destruction of the Burgundians. It is largely based on epic poetry.

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13th century - Icelandic - Sigurd - Brynhild

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The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem in Middle High German and is very similar to the Volsunga Saga. In the Nibelungenlied, the hero Siegfried is a Germanic parallel of Sigurd.

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Nibelungenlied - Epic poem - Middle High German

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