On the Project Gutenberg site, I found a German children’s book from 1912 called ‘Siegfried, the Hero’ [Siegfried, der Held], written by Rudolf Herzog and illustrated by Franz Stassen. I don’t really read much German, but some of the illustrations were fun, and with the help of Google Translate , I could mostly figure out the captions. Here are a few – they are public domain due to age. [As always, click on them to see and download them full-sized.]
Siegfried finds Brunhilda on the iron bed.
Siegfried sees Kriemhild for the first time.
Siegfried reveals the secret of the ring to Kriemhild.
The argument between the queens.
Now, I’m not much for Wagner, or the Ring Cycle, or anything [though the Ride of the Valkyries is a fun piece of music - and the ringtone on my phone], but I just thought these Art Nouveau renderings of ‘medieval’ people were too fun to pass up. Have fun with them!
Bekka
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