KnowraNibelungenliedLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Nibelungenlied, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 5Related 3Compared with 5German literatureBroader topic: It is the best-known medieval German heroic epic and a recurring source for later adaptations.Poetic EddaCompared with: Its related characters and events offer a continental counterpart to the Norse heroic poems.AttilaRelated: The poem shows how Attila became a figure in German heroic tradition.HunsRelated: The Huns' ruler survived in European literature in a form far removed from fifth-century history.Song of RolandCompared with: Its tragic heroism offers a German-language counterpart to the Song of Roland’s martial ideals.German-language literatureBroader topic: Its medieval heroic world became a lasting source for German literary and cultural adaptation.Middle High GermanBroader topic: Its language is a central example of the period's heroic narrative tradition.Der Ring des NibelungenCompared with: Wagner’s cycle reworks the same legendary material but relies more heavily on Norse sources.SiegfriedBroader topic: Its first half is the best-known medieval account of Siegfried’s life and murder.Karl LachmannBroader topic: Lachmann’s 1826 edition applied philological analysis to this major medieval poem.Das RheingoldCompared with: Its Siegfried legend differs substantially from Wagner’s mythic account of the ring.SigurdCompared with: Its Siegfried tradition reshapes the hero and his story for a German courtly audience.ErmanaricRelated: Its Etzel and Dietrich traditions share the legendary cycle in which Ermanaric appears elsewhere.