This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...for the head (cap) that rendered its wearer invisible, cf. p. 135, 1. 26. ant= is from an obsolete verb 'tarnen' = Derbergett. 1. 11. feine. Ullt JU ortt ge&abet, making him invulnerable, as was Achilles, according to Greek legend, after his mother had dipped him in the river Styx. Like Achilles, Siegfried had a single ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...for the head (cap) that rendered its wearer invisible, cf. p. 135, 1. 26. ant= is from an obsolete verb 'tarnen' = Derbergett. 1. 11. feine. Ullt JU ortt ge&abet, making him invulnerable, as was Achilles, according to Greek legend, after his mother had dipped him in the river Styx. Like Achilles, Siegfried had a single vulnerable spot. Cf. p. 138, 11. 26-28. 1. 23. (c)Olfcfciilnilb, Saxon-land, the location of which is not definitely known; it was probably near the North Sea, adjacent to the modern Schleswig-Holstein. Page 135. 1. 11. VinmpfjuitflfrOU, valkyria. According to Scandinavian mythology Brunhild was the daughter of Odin and one of his handmaidens, whose duty it was to choose the slain in battle (whence the name ' valkyria, ' which means ' chooser of the slain'). Brunhild offended Odin and was expelled from Valhalla, but retained on earth her superhuman strength. 1. 18. 3fcililcilt, said to have been in 'Island,1 the location of which is wholly a matter of conjecture. From the fact that it was 'far over the sea' and distant twelve days' journey, Norway seems possible; scarcely Iceland. 1. 22. (c)cnmube, the usual pi. now is @ettanber. Page 136. 1. 14-ben grogen Qott, cf. p. 134,1. 8. Page 137. 1. 15. eJ)enbieilft, the service rendered by a vassal to his lord, such as payment of tribute or aid in military undertakings. 1. 17. (c)OltllCMUCllbc, the winter-solstice (about December 22d) especially was a favorite time for making a great festival. 1. 22. Snrnier', the tourney or tournament was the favorite knightly sport. It consisted of exercises with swords or other weapons between armored knights (usually on horseback). Sometimes the tourney was between a certain number of champions on each side, as in a modern a
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