The Nibelungenlied is a classic of world literature. Its author knew how to captivate the audience with a grand mix of sex and crime, intrigue, humor, romance, action, and glamour. Albrecht Behmel has taken on the task of conveying this original blend in a contemporary manner, retelling the 39 adventures of the epic in a refreshingly lively style while remaining faithful to the original verse by verse. Detailed notes at the end of the book allow interested readers to delve deeply into the cultural backgrounds and understand the Nibelungenlied from a medieval perspective. The present second edition of Albrecht Behmel's new translation into modern German of the 21st century has been improved, refined, and expanded in the notes compared to the first edition.