A review by cagebox
The Nibelungenlied: Prose Translation by Anonymous

2.0

I normally give classics more of a rating based just on reputation alone, but The Nibelungenlied is an especially banal work of literature. It's hard to know how much of the blame lands on the text itself or the translator, but a story that could be an epic of glory and revenge becomes an absolute slog. It is no wonder that Wagner changes the story found here in his immortal classic, because The Nibelungenlied is the worst classic I can recall reading.