Show Immortal Epic The Lied Is a famous German epic poem of ot unknown authorship authorship author author- ship consisting of ancient ballads termed sagas In Its present form It dates from the middle of the Twelfth century It Is divided Into two parts the first ending with the death of ot Seigfried Seig- Seig trIed fried and the second with the death of Kriemhild his widow Interest in tho Lied declined after th the thi Reformation but revived at the close of the Eighteenth century It U was not however until the early part of the Nineteenth century that scholars realized the great literary treasures contained in this p poem em Richard Wagner Wagner Wagner Wag Wag- ner founded his musical drama en entitled entitled titled The Ring of the NIbelungen on this epic |