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 9 min 2 SECOND ADVENTURE. Of Siegfried the Swift, how he grew up to be a Hero, and of his throwing the Spear 11 min 3 THIRD ADVENTURE. Of the Emperor Otnit and Wolfdietrich, and how Siegfried asked permission to go out into the World 19 min 4 FOURTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried the Swift went through the Wilderness, and what he encountered there 16 min 5 FIFTH ADVENTURE. Mimer relates the Adventures of Wieland, the best of all Smiths and Armourers 28 min 6 SIXTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried brings an Urochs to the Smiths 3 min 7 SEVENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried learns to be a Smith, and how he was sent by the treacherous Mimer to the Dragon 3 min 8 EIGHTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried fights with the Dragon and bathes himself in his Blood 8 min 9 NINTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried comes again to the Smithy, and settles Accounts with Mimer 6 min 10 TENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried sees the great Dragon, and meets a King of the Dwarfs 10 min 11 ELEVENTH ADVENTURE. Siegfried's fight with the faithless Giants under the Drachenstein 11 min 12 TWELFTH ADVENTURE. Of the great Wonders which Siegfried saw in the Dragon s Rock 31 min 13 THIRTEENTH ADVENTURE. How Siegfried first sees the King's Daughter and is received by her 10 min 14 LAST ADVENTURE. Siegfried's Fight with the Dragon 18 min
