Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Library of the World's Best Literature,Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15Author: VariousEditor: Charles Dudley WarnerRelease Date: June 29, 2010 [EBook #33027]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE, VOL 15 ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netHOW KRIEMHILD IS LED TO ETZEL.From the Hundeshagen Nibelungen manuscripts of the 10th century, in the Royal Library at Berlin."Let the messenger ride and thus we makeKnown to you how the queen rode the country."Kriemhild is the legendary heroine of the "Nibelungenlied," and the rival of Brunhild. She was the wife ofSiegfried who was slain by her brothers. Later, as the wife of Etzel (Attila) King of the Huns, she avenged themurder of Siegfried by compassing the death of her brothers, but was herself slain.HOW KRIEMHILD IS LED TO ETZEL.LIBRARY OF THEWORLD'S BEST LITERATUREANCIENT AND MODERNCHARLES DUDLEY WARNEREDITORHAMILTON WRIGHT MABIELUCIA GILBERT RUNKLEGEORGE HENRY WARNERASSOCIATE EDITORSConnoisseur EditionVol. XV.NEW YORKTHE INTERNATIONAL ...