@inbook{10.3138/j.ctt15jjfs4.9, ISBN = {9781442651807}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt15jjfs4.9}, abstract = {From the point of view of many people Siegfried as a candidate for kingship has much to recommend him. Like all the crown bearers in theNibelungenlied– and some of their emulators as well, Rüdeger, for instance – Siegfried is liberal in giving. Such liberality is an attribute indispensable to kings:309 In der hogezite der wirt der hiez ir pflegenmit der beste spise. er hete sich bewegenaller slahte scande, die ie künec gewan.During the feast the king regaled them with the choicest foods; he had placed himself beyond all such criticisms as kings may incur.}, bookauthor = {hugo bekker}, booktitle = {Nibelungenlied: A Literary Analysis}, pages = {101--117}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {SIEGFRIED}, year = {1971} }