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<blockquote data-quote="Lars Frehse" data-source="post: 894961" data-attributes="member: 1674">The Nibelungen are not exactly norse mythology but German mythology. That means that there are some common elements but some elements which sets it apart. For once, by the time it was written down, it was already done so by christians, and hence it is not as &quot;original&quot; as the norse myths, like the &quot;Edda&quot;. Which was written by christian monks as well, IIRC, but at a time when the old religion was still alive. The &quot;Lied der Nibelungen&quot; comes approximately from the 11th century and so is already more mixed up with christian images.Anyway, the ring is supposed to become nine rings every nine nights. Hence it is the base of the wealth of the Nibelungen.Oh, and if you are looking for cool magical items from the Nibelungen-tales, there is also a cap that makes you invisible. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Finally, speaking of the Nibelungen, I have to quote Major Black Adder:&quot; However, the Teutonic reputation for brutality is well-founded: their operas last three or four days; and they have no word for `fluffy'.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lars Frehse, post: 894961, member: 1674"] The Nibelungen are not exactly norse mythology but German mythology. That means that there are some common elements but some elements which sets it apart. For once, by the time it was written down, it was already done so by christians, and hence it is not as "original" as the norse myths, like the "Edda". Which was written by christian monks as well, IIRC, but at a time when the old religion was still alive. The "Lied der Nibelungen" comes approximately from the 11th century and so is already more mixed up with christian images. Anyway, the ring is supposed to become nine rings every nine nights. Hence it is the base of the wealth of the Nibelungen. Oh, and if you are looking for cool magical items from the Nibelungen-tales, there is also a cap that makes you invisible. :) Finally, speaking of the Nibelungen, I have to quote Major Black Adder:" However, the Teutonic reputation for brutality is well-founded: their operas last three or four days; and they have no word for `fluffy'." [/QUOTE]

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