Das Nibelungen Lied, also known as The Lay of the Last Nibelungers, is a German epic poem that dates back to the medieval period. This work, first published in 1848, is a critical edition of the poem by Carl Lachmann, a German philologist and scholar of medieval literature. The Nibelungen Lied tells the story of Siegfried, a legendary hero who slays a dragon and wins the heart of Kriemhild, a beautiful princess. However, their happiness is short-lived...