The Story of Siegfried

by James Baldwin

Overview

A delightful retelling of the Siegfried/Sigurd legend, suitable for both adults and children. The author skilfully weaves together different accounts of Siegfried from the Nibelungen Lied, the Volsunga Saga, the Elder Edda and other lesser known material. In addition to this he includes numerous retellings of some of the myths of our Gods into the fabric of the story, making this effectively a very accessible primer on Germanic mythology. (Amazon)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783968656892
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	01/13/2021
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	179
File size:	892 KB

About the Author

James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western society, most notably in regard to the mid-twentieth-century United States.

Date of Birth:

August 2, 1924

Date of Death:

December 1, 1987

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

St. Paul de Vence, France

Education:

DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City

Table of Contents

I. Mimer, the Master
II. Greyfell
III. The Curse of Gold
IV. Fafnir, the Dragon
V. In Ægir's Kingdom
VI. Brunhild
VII. In Nibelungen Land
VIII. Siegfried's Welcome Home
IX. The Journey to Burgundy-land
X. Kriemhild's Dream
XI. How the Spring-Time Came
XII. The War with the North-Kings
XIII. The Story of Balder
XIV. How Gunther Outwitted Brunhild
XV. In Nibelungen Land Again
XVI. How Brunhild Was Welcomed Home
XVII. How Siegfried Lived in Nibelungen Land
XVIII. How the Mischief Began to Brew
XIX. How They Hunted in the Odenwald
XX. How the Hoard Was Brought to Burgundy
The After Word
Notes