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Summary Siegfried Comes to Worms and Defeats the SaxonsThe story begins with an introduction of the main characters. Kriemhild is described in all her beauty; she is sister to King Gunther, Gernot and Giselher, rulers of the land of Burgundy. Their home is Worms on the Rhine. The attention then switches north to Siegfried, a prince of the Netherlands, son of King Siegmund and Sieglind. He is already well renowned for his good qualities.Siegfried one day comes to the realization that he wishes to have Kriemhild. He thus takes 12 warriors to Worms and threatens King Gunther, exclaiming that he plans to wrest his lands from him by force. Hagen informs Gunther that this man before him is Siegfried, a mighty warrior who slew a dragon and bathed in its blood, and who won a large hoard of treasure including a cloak of invisibility by slaying thousands of men, and that it would be foolish to challenge him. Gunther then offers to share everything with Siegfried freely; hearing this, the prince is pleased and stays with them for an extended period of time.After a long episode of befriending via jousting, hunting, and feasting, the men are like brothers. It is then that messengers from Liudeger, king of Saxony, and Liudegast, king of Denmark, arrive and proclaim the impending invasion of Burgundy by a force of 30,000 Danes and Saxons. Siegfried implores Gunther to let him defend Burgundy, and Gunther agrees. Siegfried leads an army of 1,000 men and then gains great honor by singlehandedly killing 30 Danes and taking King Liudegast hostage. After a good bit of bloody battling, King Liudeger recognizes Siegfried in the mayhem and immediately surrenders. Siegfried, his remaining soldiers, and the many hostages then return to Worms. Six months later, a festival is held to celebrate victory and let the prisoners go free. It is at this festival that Siegfried finally meets Kriemhild."Siegfried Arriving in Worms" Siegfried and Gunther Journey to Iceland and Both Win
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