Kudrun. The Monumental edition.

München, Hyperion-Verlag / Hans von Weber, 1911.

344, (1) p. Folio (38 x 28,5 cm). Blind-pressed and gold-decorated paperback, top edge gilt, front & lower edges uncut. Spine damaged at the top. Printed with Henrik van den Keeres 'Grosse Flamande' at Joh. Beautifully clean contents. Well cared-for. This copy is #895 of 1507.

Kudrun (sometimes known as the Gudrunlied or Gudrun), is an anonymous Middle High German heroic epic. The poem was likely composed in either Austria or Bavaria around 1250. It tells the story of three generations of the ruling house of Hetelings on the North Sea, but is primarily the story of Kudrun, who is abducted by the Norman prince Hartmut who desires to marry her. Kudrun remains true to her fiancé Herwig and eventually is rescued. After the defeat of the Normans, however, Kudrun ensures that peace will be kept between the two peoples by arranging for marriages and alliances.