Burgundians Behaving Badly
From The Great Tales by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin, and Ancient Faith Ministries
March 20, 2026
About this episode
The episode explores the German adaptations of the Volsung story, focusing on the Nibelungenlied and Þiðreks saga, highlighting their unique transformations of the original tales.
We continue #HoaryNorthernWinter with a turn toward the German tellings of the Volsung story, the Nibelungenlied, and Þiðreks saga. Rather than being translations of the Norse material, these versions transform the story and characters and also tell some tales of their own.
People in this episode
Hosts: Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin
Topics covered
- German tellings
- Volsung story
- Nibelungenlied
- Þiðreks saga
- story transformation
- character transformation
Keywords
- Burgundians
- Norse material
- storytelling
- German literature
- mythology
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Nibelungenlied, Þiðreks saga, Volsung story
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