For centuries, countless legends have surrounded the mythical people of the Nibelungs. They are said to have been the guardians of a legendary treasure that the brave Siegfried won, only for his murderer, Hagen of Tronje, to eventually sink it in the Rhine. The Nibelung saga draws from the world-famous Nibelungenlied as well as many other Nordic and Germanic works. For this volume, Gustav Schalk has compiled the various historical sources and literary adaptations of the material and retold it in a captivating manner.