by Anonymus · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141026404
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«Siegfried's Murder» is an extract from the anonymous epic poem «Nibelungenlied», published by Penguin Classics in paperback (144 pages, in English).
The warrior Siegfried has bathed in the blood of a dragon he has killed, which makes him seem invincible. During a family dispute, his wife reveals to his enemies the only weakness that makes him vulnerable, and they feign a reconciliation to invite him on a hunt in which they plan to ambush him.
Volume 15 of the Penguin Epics collection. Translation by A. T. Hatto from the «Nibelungenlied»; edition published in 2006.
For readers of medieval epic and Germanic legends who want a brief introduction to the «Nibelungenlied».
Anonymus Bele regis notarius or Master P. was the notary and chronicler of a Hungarian king, probably Béla III. Little is known about him, but his latinized name began with P, as he referred to himself as "P. dictus magister".
