fandomhigh | World Mythology -- Third Period -- Monday

As students came in today, they'd find the desks removed in favor of the piles of cushions and blankets Ghanima favored for movie day. While this weekend wasn't as traumatizing as some events in Fandom's history, Ghanima knew some of the students had unfortunate run-ins with the creatures.

"The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German," she began once everyone got comfortable. "The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge. The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs known as the "Nibelungensaga", which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the 5th and 6th centuries. Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the Völsunga saga, the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda, the Legend of Norna-Gest, and the Þiðrekssaga."

"An early critic labeled it a German Iliad, arguing that, like the Greek epic, it goes back to the remotest times and unites the monumental fragments of half-forgotten myths and historical personages into a poem that is essentially national in character. However, others criticised the work for being inferior to the Greek classics and not worthy of the status of a national epic."

"Despite its many critics, imagery from the Nibelungelied was used in many poems, essays, posters and speeches at every stage in the development of German nationalism, from the Befreiungskriege (Wars of Liberation) to the period of Nazi rule, to less jingoistic interpretations and references today. For example, the faithfulness among the Burgundian king and his vassals, ranked higher than family bonds or life, is called Nibelungentreue. This expression was used in Germany, prior to World War I to describe the alliance between the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, as well as by Nazi propaganda, e.g. when referring to the Battle of Stalingrad."

"It is also very popular outside Germany, as it is one of the inspirations for King of the Bracelets."

"Today, since I'm sure a number of you are worn out, we are going to watch a movie version of this story. We'll be viewing Dark Lands: The Dragon Lord, a made-for-television version that takes significant liberties with the myth, but is still entertaining. For those of you interested in reading the original Song of the Nibelungs, I suggest you make a visit to the library, as they may have a retelling in the language of your choice."

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"Oh, me too," Ben said. "These gremlins were all...spray-y when you hit them."

Shush. That was totally a word.

"Spray-y?" she repeated. Because she didn't think it was totally a word so she had to tease.

"It's a word!"

It wasn't.

"Yes it is." No, it wasn't. "The spray-y thing was why I needed two showers last night anyway." With the thought of one attacking her in there, thanks, Chuck.

"Only two?" Ben said with a grin. "Dad would have been appalled at the amount of water I wasted."

"I didn't say there were short showers. I need to go get more shampoo this afternoon," she frowned.

"I'll just borrow Ender's," Ben decided. "Easier that way."

That's nice and normal.

Yeah, okay.

"That's got to be a benefit to roommates I missed out on," she guessed. She'd just stolen John's to the point she got it when he left. Was that the same thing?

"Well, you can borrow him, but he comes with a mouse droid," Ben said. "And his socks smell."

"I think I'll just spend the three bucks for shampoo," Jaina decided.

Ben laughed. "Probably a good choice."

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