Nibelungenlied Quiz

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Helpfrish is dispatched by Dietrich to ask what is the cause of the lamenting. He is charged to ask whom for an explanation? (from Adventure 38, How Sir Dietrich's Men Were All Slain)

The Burgundians only.

Rudiger's men only.

Etzel's men only.

The Burgundians or Etzel's men.

Who teaches Kriemhild the ways of Etzel's land? (from Adventure 23, How Kriemhild Thought of Revenging Her Injuries)

Herrat.

Werbel.

Etzel.

Rudeger's wife.

What does Kriemhild do, without her husband's knowledge, when her family is invited to the summer festival in Hungary? (from Adventure 23, How Kriemhild Thought of Revenging Her Injuries)

Give treasure to the messengers for them to give to Giselher.

Give treasure to the messengers to use to adorn Siegfried's grave.

Take an additional messenger with them to persuade her brothers to come to Hungary.

Have a secret meeting with the messengers in her apartments.

What happens to the man who issues the challenge to single combat? (from Adventure 32, How Bloedelin Was Slain)

He wins his first encounter.

He is restrained by Etzel.

He kills Hagen.

He is promptly slain.

At whose hands does Iring die? (from Adventure 35, How Iring Was Slain)

Hagen's.

Volker's.

Gunther's.

Giselher's.