have you looked for the song of the nibelungs/ nibelungenlied? or the prose edda? i believe there are several different translations out.
while you're at it, i know its not literature but check out Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.
For your viewing pleasures, it covers four rings, one of which is my favorite: Die Walkure. for obvious reasons, i should think.
while his operas are not necessarily accurate and loyal to the mythology...if all your looking for is a good story...thats where you should go (IMG:
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also i was looking around for possible reference material and this looked like a good site:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/index.htmyou should check it out.
This post has been edited by valkyrie: Mar 28 2009, 11:46 AM