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A fearless prince can face a dragon—but can courage protect him in a court full of pride and jealousy?
Siegfried leaves his father's court to learn a smith's craft. Strong, bold, and restless, he enters a world of hard-won skill and dangerous deeds. Mary Macgregor follows the young hero through a legend of a magic sword, a dragon, and cursed gold.
At Worms, Siegfried comes to the court of King Gunther and longs to win the princess Kriemhild. Yet fame and strength offer no simple protection here. Hagen watches him with distrust, while the story asks what courage costs when a fearless hero trusts others too easily.
What you’ll discover
- A prince at the forge Follow Siegfried into the smith's workshop, where his great strength serves another man's plans.
- A dragon and a sword Enter a world where a hard-forged blade meets a huge creature guarding gold.
- Treasure shadowed by danger Discover cursed riches and a cloak that lets its wearer pass unseen.
- Pride in the royal hall Meet Kriemhild, Gunther, and Hagen at a court where jealousy grows around the famous stranger.
- An old legend made clear Enjoy the heart of the Nibelung tale through short sentences and lively, steadily moving action.
Who will love it
This book suits readers who love dragons, magic swords and hidden treasure, and anyone curious about the old German epic behind so many later tales. It fits families who enjoy stories read aloud.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A strong prince grows up in a dwarf's forge
- Siegfried slays the dragon and bathes in blood
- The hero wins a hoard and a magic sword
- A knighted prince hears of a princess at Worms
- A bold challenge turns into a welcome
- A war and a festival bring Siegfried and Kriemhild together
- An invisible helper wins a queen for Gunther
- Pride and a spoken secret poison the royal court
- A simple style carries love, pride and fate
Who’s who
- SiegfriedA prince of the Netherlands with the strength of ten men, he slays a dragon, wins a treasure and longs to win Kriemhild.
- KriemhildA gentle princess of Burgundy, loved by her three brothers, she falls in love with Siegfried while watching him from her tower window.
- HagenKing Gunther's grim adviser, with sharp eyes and a greedy heart, he hates Siegfried and envies the Nibelung treasure.
- King GuntherThe weak and easily frightened king of Burgundy, he wants Brunhild as his queen and relies on Siegfried to win her.
- BrunhildThe proud warrior queen of Isenland, she marries only a knight who beats her in every contest, and she never forgives Siegfried's pranks.
- MimerA cunning Nibelung dwarf and blacksmith who raises Siegfried in the forest and plots to be rid of him.
- AlberichThe mightiest dwarf of Nibelheim, he loses his Cloak of Darkness and his treasure to Siegfried and swears to serve him.
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Les aventures de Siegfried, racontées aux enfants
A prince with the strength of ten men kills a dragon, wins a hoard of gold and then has to win a princess.
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Picture a boy so strong that when he swings the heaviest hammer in the smithy, the anvil splinters into pieces. Picture the same boy catching a living bear and leading it into a frightened dwarf's workshop just for fun.
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A strong prince grows up in a dwarf's forge
Siegfried is born a prince, the son of King Siegmund and Queen Sieglinde. They live in a strong castle near the Rhine. Everyone at court loves the boy.
When armed men enter the land, the little prince is sent away for safety. He is hidden in a great forest in the care of a blacksmith named Mimer. Mimer is a dwarf, one of the Nibelungs, a small race of smiths who hammer all day and dance all night.
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Macgregor, Mary. Stories of Siegfried, Told to the Children. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/stories-of-siegfried-told-to-the-children.
Macgregor, M. (2026). Stories of Siegfried, told to the children. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/stories-of-siegfried-told-to-the-children
Macgregor, Mary. Stories of Siegfried, Told to the Children. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/stories-of-siegfried-told-to-the-children.
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What is Stories of Siegfried, Told to the Children about?
It retells part of the German poem the Nibelungenlied for young readers. It follows the prince Siegfried from his boyhood with a dwarf blacksmith through dragon slaying, treasure and magic to his marriage to Kriemhild and the troubles at court.
Who is Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied?
Siegfried is the hero, a prince of the Netherlands raised in a forest. He is strong, cheerful and a little reckless. He kills a dragon, wins the Nibelung treasure and the sword Balmung, and woos Princess Kriemhild.
What is the Cloak of Darkness?
It is a magic cloak that Siegfried takes from the dwarf Alberich. Whoever wears it becomes invisible and gains the strength of twelve men. Siegfried uses it to help King Gunther win Queen Brunhild in her contests.
The author
Mary Macgregor
1760–1816 · British children's author
Mary Macgregor was a writer of retellings of old legends and history for children, working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book draws on the Nibelungenlied, an old German poem, and is written as a gift to a boy named Denis, so its tone is warm and friendly.
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