Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer
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Length 3 h 3 min
Chapters 14
First published 1848
This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so he will be able to stand proudly with his ancestors. - Summary by Fritz
Chapters
1
FIRST ADVENTURE. Of King Siegmund, and of Heroes, Dwarfs, Giants, and Dragons of ancient Times. Read by Phil Schempf 8:38
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SECOND ADVENTURE. Of Siegfried the Swift, how he grew up to be a Hero, and of his throwing the Spear. Read by Phil Schempf 10:36
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THIRD ADVENTURE. Of the Emperor Otnit and Wolfdietrich, and how Siegfried asked permission to go out into the World. Read by Phil Schempf 18:53
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FOURTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried the Swift went through the Wilderness, and what he encountered there. Read by Phil Schempf 16:04
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FIFTH ADVENTURE. Mimer relates the Adventures of Wieland, the best of all Smiths and Armourers. Read by Phil Schempf 28:07
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SIXTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried brings an Urochs to the Smiths. Read by Phil Schempf 3:26
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SEVENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried learns to be a Smith, and how he was sent by the treacherous Mimer to the Dragon. Read by Phil Schempf 3:13
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EIGHTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried fights with the Dragon and bathes himself in his Blood. Read by Phil Schempf 8:18
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NINTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried comes again to the Smithy, and settles Accounts with Mimer. Read by Phil Schempf 5:35
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TENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried sees the great Dragon, and meets a King of the Dwarfs. Read by Phil Schempf 10:06
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ELEVENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried's fight with the faithless Giants under the Drachenstein. Read by Phil Schempf 11:09
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TWELFTH ADVENTURE. Of the great Wonders which Siegfried saw in the Dragon s Rock. Read by Phil Schempf 31:02
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THIRTEENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried first sees the King's Daughter and is received by her. Read by Phil Schempf 10:01
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LAST ADVENTURE. Siegfried's Fight with the Dragon. Read by Phil Schempf 17:51
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens babel.hathitrust.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
