Nibelungen-Lied

(ne-be-lung'en-led.) [Ger., song of the Nibelungen.] (Lit.) An anc. German epic poem which recounts the story of the wooing of Chriemhild, sister of King Günther, by Siegfried, son of Siegmund, the " Achilles" of Scand in avian mythology, after having vanquished the royal race of Nibelungen-land, and gained po e ion of their treasure. English translations of this celebrated poem have been published by Birch (1848), and Lettsom (1850). [s. 645]