The Story of Siegfried (1899)

by James Baldwin

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Exciting accounts of Siegfried, the young man who rode through fire to awaken the lovely Brunhild from a deep sleep, and adventure-packed retellings of "The Curse of Gold," "Nibelungen Land," "The War with the North-Kings" and sixteen other timeless tales, transport young readers to a captivating world of dragons, giants, and gods.… (more)

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The same story as Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung". Told for kids, filled with adventure and chivalry. (

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tconsidine | Mar 7, 2009 |

The Dover edition (0486445747) is a republication of the New York, 1888 edition. It includes the following stories:
I. Mimer, the Master
II. Greyfell
III. The Curse of Gold
IV. Fafnir, the Dragon
V. In Ægir's Kingdom
VI. Brunhild
VII. In Nibelungen Land
VIII. Siegfried's Welcome Home
IX. The Journey to Burgundy-land
X. Kriemhild's Dream
XI. How the Spring-Time Came
XII. The War with the North-Kings
XIII. The Story of Balder
XIV. How Gunther Outwitted Brunhild
XV. In Nibelungen Land Again
XVI. How Brunhild Was Welcomed Home
XVII. How Siegfried Lived in Nibelungen Land
XVIII. How the Mischief Began to Brew
XIX. How They Hunted in the Odenwald
XX. How the Hoard Was Brought to Burgundy

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
James Baldwin	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hurd, Peter	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Exciting accounts of Siegfried, the young man who rode through fire to awaken the lovely Brunhild from a deep sleep, and adventure-packed retellings of "The Curse of Gold," "Nibelungen Land," "The War with the North-Kings" and sixteen other timeless tales, transport young readers to a captivating world of dragons, giants, and gods.

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