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Siegfrieds Einzug in Worms

Siegfried's Entrance into Worms

Hero in the German Nibelungenlied

Georg Wrba
1910

Description

Sandstone relief showing several men on horseback.

Inscription(s)

SIEGFRIEDS EINZUG IN WORMS
nach dem nibelungenlied.
sandsteinrelief von georg wrba
für das 1910 an dieser stelle
erbaute und 1945 zerstörte
cornelianum.

Signature

g. wrba

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, and Kriemhild, his wife, the wooing of Brünhild and the death of Siegfried at the hands of Hagen, and Hagen's hiding of the Nibelung treasure in the Rhine. The second part deals with Kriemhild's marriage to Etzel, her plans for revenge, the journey of the Burgundians to the court of Etzel, and their last stand in Etzel's hall (Website).

Sculptor

Georg Wrba (München 1872 - Dresden 1939), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Nibelungenlied-Gesellschaft, Nibelungen-Denkmäler in Worms.

Location (N 49°37'47" - E 8°21'41")

Item Code: derp083; Photograph: 25 September 2011
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