Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages
by Wilhelm Wägner
About this book
This volume contains the principal hero-lays of the six great epic cycles of the Teutonic Middle Ages: The Langobardian Legends, the Amelung and Kindred Legends; Dietrich of Bern's Adventures; the Nibelung Legends; the Hegeling Legends; and Beowulf. To them, the author has added the great mythical Carolingian cycle, which centred round the persons of Charlemagne and his heroes, and the Breton ones of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, as well as the legend of the Holy Grail. Therefore, this one book tells all of the great epic and romances of the Middle Ages in accessible language for the general public. (Summary by Leni)
Chapters (43)
1Alboin and Rosamund
2King Rother
3Ortnit
4Hugdieterich and Wolfdieterich, part 1
5Hugdieterich and Wolfdieterich, part 2
6King Samson
7Dietwart
8Dietrich and Hildebrand
9Dietrich’s Comrades
10Dietrich’s Adventures
11Dietrich the Faithful Ally
12Ermenrich - The Harlungs
13King Etzel - Walter of Wasgenstein - Hildegunde
14Etzel and Dietrich against the Reussen
15The Battle of Ravenna
16Going Home
17Siegfried’s Youth
18Siegfried in Burgundy
19The Dragonstone
20The Wooing of Brunhild
21Treason and Death
22King Etzel’s Wooing
23The Burgundians Visit Hunland
24The Nibelungs’ Lament
25Hagen
26Hettel the Hegeling and his Heroes
27Gudrun
28Queen Gerlind
29Battle and Victory
30Grendel
31Beowulf, the Bold Diver
32The She-wolf of the Sea
33Beowulf is made King
34The Fight with the Dragon
35The Children of Haymon, part 1
36The Children of Haymon, part 2
37Roland
38William of Orange
39Titurel
40Percival
41Lohengrin
42Tristram and Isolde
43Legend of Tannhäuser
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