SOURCE: “The Nibelungenlied: A Psychological Approach” in A Companion to the “Nibelungenlied”, edited by Winder McConnell, Camden House, 1998, pp. 172-205.
In the following essay, McConnell applies analytical psychology to an exploration of the motivations and dreams of the Nibelungenlied's main characters and their relationships, finding much evidence of repression.
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