{"id":43380,"date":"2024-11-21T15:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/magazin\/the-nibelungenlied\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:36:15","slug":"the-nibelungenlied","status":"publish","type":"magazin-studierende","link":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/literary-classics\/the-nibelungenlied\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding &#8220;The Nibelungenlied&#8221; in 5 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43380\" class=\"elementor elementor-43380 elementor-33249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"magazin-studierende\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cc2c0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cc2c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d8e48\" data-id=\"41d8e48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858121f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"858121f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First things first:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It was written around 1200<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The author <strong>remains unknown<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It belongs to the <strong>heroic epic genre<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is often referred to as a <strong>German national epic.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It consists of <strong>2,400 stanzas in 39 &#8220;Aventiuren&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Only <strong>3 manuscripts have survived<\/strong>, labeled A, B, and C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Main characters<\/strong>: Siegfried, Kriemhild, Gunther, Brunhild, Hagen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55e9c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55e9c16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5630fd0\" data-id=\"5630fd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99c10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99c10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plot of the &#8220;Nibelungenlied&#8221; is divided into two parts:<\/p><h2 class=\"small\">Part 1 (Aventiure 1\u201319)<\/h2><p>The first part centers on the love between Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero from Xanten, and Kriemhild, sister of Burgundian King Gunther. Before Siegfried can marry Kriemhild, he must help Gunther win Brunhild, the Queen of Iceland, who only marries a man capable of defeating her in combat. Lacking the strength to overcome the powerful Valkyrie, Gunther enlists Siegfried, who uses his magical cloak of invisibility to defeat Brunhild through trickery.<\/p><p>After a grand double wedding, everything seems harmonious. However, during their wedding night, Brunhild refuses to consummate her marriage and uses her powers to subdue Gunther who seeks Siegfried\u2019s help. Siegfried sneaks into her bedroom, overpowering her, and taking her ring and belt, thereby stripping her of her superhuman strength.<\/p><p>Later, a quarrel breaks out between the two queens over whose husband holds the higher status. Kriemhild escalates the conflict by revealing that it was Siegfried, not Gunther, who subdued Brunhild, presenting the ring and girdle as proof. This humiliation has dire consequences: on a hunting trip, Hagen von Tronje, a loyal retainer of Gunther and Brunhild, fatally stabs Siegfried in the back, exploiting his one vulnerable spot\u2014a mark left by a linden leaf during his bath in dragon\u2019s blood.<br \/>Hagen then seizes Siegfried\u2019s treasure, the Nibelung hoard, and sinks it into the Rhine.<\/p><p>This ends the first part of the epic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c673e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c673e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8239284\" data-id=\"8239284\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cddf22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cddf22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Part 2 (Aventiure 20\u201339)<\/h2><p>The second part of the Nibelungenlied focuses on Kriemhild\u2019s revenge for the murder of her husband. Thirteen years after Siegfried\u2019s murder, she marries King Etzel (Attila) of the Huns and invites the Burgundians, including Hagen, to a feast in the land of the Huns. After several provocations between the Huns and the Burgundians, a series of massacres ensues, during which Hagen kills Kriemhild and Etzel&#8217;s son.<\/p><p>This prompts a bloodbath in which nearly all the Burgundians are killed, except for Hagen and Gunther. Kriemhild captures the two and has Gunther beheaded before personally decapitating Hagen. She is then killed by one of her own followers.<\/p><p>The Nibelungenlied ends with the author&#8217;s lament that love will always lead to suffering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b782bae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b782bae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ba76c\" data-id=\"56ba76c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f010a elementor-widget 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elementor-element-ffc83ec\" data-id=\"ffc83ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8197e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8197e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Key characters<\/h2><h3>Siegfried<\/h3><ul><li>Prince of Xanten<\/li><li>Slays the dragon Fafnir and bathes in its blood, becoming invincible except for a small spot on his back covered by a linden leaf<\/li><li>Possesses the Nibelung hoard<\/li><li>Loyal to Gunther, helping him deceive Brunhild<\/li><li>Married to Kriemhild<\/li><li>Is killed by Hagen<\/li><\/ul><p>Siegfried\u2019s love for Kriemhild and loyalty to Gunther make him a tragic figure whose death marks the story\u2019s turning point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb1e2b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1e2b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a1aa1a\" data-id=\"1a1aa1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f314e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f314e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Kriemhild<\/h3><ul><li>Sister of the Burgundian King Gunther<\/li><li><p>She is regarded as the most beautiful woman around<\/p><\/li><li>Marries Siegfried and later Etzel<\/li><li>Obsessed with avenging Siegfried&#8217;s murder<\/li><li>Kills Hagen and completes her vengeance<\/li><li>Is killed by her own follower Dietrich von Bern<\/li><\/ul><p>Kriemhild\u2019s transformation is central to the epic, illustrating the devastating consequences of love and betrayal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4101c6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4101c6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-097b483\" data-id=\"097b483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf245d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf245d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gunther<\/h3><ul><li>King of Burgundy and brother of Kriemhild<\/li><li>Responsible for deceiving Brunhild<\/li><li>Executed on Kriemhild\u2019s orders<\/li><\/ul><p>Initially portrayed as an honorable ruler, Gunther\u2019s willingness to sacrifice Siegfried for personal gain reveals his moral flaws. Gunther&#8217;s death in Kriemhild&#8217;s act of revenge illustrates the devastating consequences of betrayal and conflicts of loyalty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-591be0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591be0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87859d3\" data-id=\"87859d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79554ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79554ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Brunhild<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Queen of Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Strongest woman<\/li>\n<li>Is defeated twice by Siegfried<\/li>\n<li>Marries Gunther<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brunhild\u2019s pride and jealousy spark the conflict with Kriemhild, ultimately leading to Siegfried\u2019s death. Despite her strength, she becomes a pawn in the men\u2019s power struggles, which heralds her tragic demise. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bfd23c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfd23c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a840a2\" data-id=\"8a840a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d54d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d54d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hagen von Tronje<\/h3><ul><li>Loyal henchman of Gunther<\/li><li>Clever advisor, but also unscrupulous and devious<\/li><li>Murders Siegfried<\/li><li>Sinks the Nibelung hoard<\/li><li>Is decapitated by Kriemhild<\/li><\/ul><p>Hagen&#8217;s death at the end of the Nibelungenlied symbolizes the downfall of the Nibelungen and the triumph of revenge over loyalty and honor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd8eb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd8eb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0934c44\" data-id=\"0934c44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d706506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d706506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Motifs and interpretations:<\/h2><h3>Courtly life<\/h3><p>The Nibelungenlied reflects medieval courtly culture, where <strong>knightly virtues like honor, loyalty, and bravery<\/strong> were paramount. Alongside these values, it includes <strong>heroic elements<\/strong> such as epic battles and bloody revenge. Siegfried bridges the courtly and heroic worlds, embodying both ideals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05dd7a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05dd7a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cff62a\" data-id=\"1cff62a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68cd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68cd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Death and sacrifice<\/h3><p>The <strong>heroic death<\/strong> is a central theme in medieval literature, portrayed both as a sacrifice for a higher cause and as a way to achieve glory and honor. In The Nibelungenlied, several characters meet a heroic death, including Siegfried, Hagen, and Kriemhild. Each of them sacrifices themselves in their own way for a specific purpose and is depicted in the narrative as brave and honorable. A heroic death is therefore not seen as a defeat but as a <strong>triumph over death and a symbol of courage<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49237cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49237cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56599af\" data-id=\"56599af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a2a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Love and the concept of Minne<\/h3><p>Equally as important as fighting and dying in The Nibelungenlied is <strong>love<\/strong>, as it is ultimately decisive for the outcome of the epic. Two love stories are contrasted: Siegfried and Kriemhild fall in love and marry, while Gunther and Brunhild marry under circumstances of deception and violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47cd1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47cd1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c6a7e\" data-id=\"b1c6a7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b280b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b280b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Conclusion<\/h2><p>The Nibelungenlied offers a fascinating insight into medieval worldview, literature, and language. The epic is also a key starting point for understanding the development of German literature and can be seen as a bridge between the oral tradition of heroic sagas and later written traditions. Moreover, it stands as an impressive testament to the creativity and literary skill of its anonymous authors, blending mythological and historical elements.<\/p><p>Because of this versatility, the Nibelungen continue to captivate us to this day. Incidentally, it is rumored that even Tolkien&#8217;s works were influenced by the tales of the Nibelungen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2735557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2735557\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b2047c\" data-id=\"4b2047c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5ba45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a5ba45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f81abe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f81abe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f0ca7d\" data-id=\"8f0ca7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a3ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"46a3ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the \"Nibelungenlied\" about?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7401\"><p>The &#8220;Nibelungenlied&#8221; tells the story of Siegfried and Kriemhild and their tragic fate. <strong>Love, betrayal and revenge<\/strong> characterize the medieval <strong>heroic epic<\/strong>, which describes the events surrounding <strong>Siegfried&#8217;s death and Kriemhild&#8217;s revenge<\/strong> in two parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7402\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7402\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the central motifs in the \"Nibelungenlied\"?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7402\"><p>Important motifs are <strong>revenge, love and heroic death<\/strong>. The epic shows how betrayal and loyalty lead to destructive consequences, while <strong>honor and fame<\/strong> play a central role in courtly life. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7403\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7403\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which characters are the main characters in the \"Nibelungenlied\"?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7403\"><p>The main characters include <strong>Siegfried, Kriemhild, Gunther, Brunhild and Hagen<\/strong>. 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