A detail of "Siegfried Battles with the Gatekeeper as Alberich Approaches" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German 1794 - 1872). Drawn in 1865. In the Middle High German Nibelungenlied, Alberich is a dwarf who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen, but is overcome by Siegfried. The Song of the Nibelungs is an epic poem in Middle High German.

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