Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 14326
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Störmer-Caysa , Uta.
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  • Title: Kriemhilds erste Ehe: Ein Vorschlag zum Verständnis von Siegfrieds Tod im Nibelungenlied
  • Source: Neophilologus 83, 1 ( 1999): Pages 93 - 113.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Inheritance Kriemhild (Literary Figure) Law in Literature Literature- Verse Marriage in Literature Nibelungenlied- Middle High German Epic Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: Germany
  • Century: 13
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  • Abstract: The article deals with the question why in the 15th 'Aventiure' Kriemhild tells Hagen where Siegfried is vulnerable. Could Kriemhild actually be interested in having Siegfried killed? In order to interpret this scene Kriemhild's and Siegfried's marriage is considered in the light of medieval judicial practice at the time of the conception of the 'Nibelungenlied'. [Reproduced from the publisher's website: http://www.springerlink.com]
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  • Year of Publication: 1999.
  • Language: German
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00282677