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The Story of Siegfried
James Baldwin

The Story of Siegfried is James Baldwin's retelling of ancient yet perpetually popular Norse and Germanic tales about the hero Siegfried. The stories tell of a young man who had many adventures that readers might find familiar from modern movies and books, such as forging a legendary sword, rescuing a beautiful woman from a deep sleep, fighting dragons and armies, and so forth. Baldwin's sources included the Eddas, the Volsung Saga, and the Nibelungenlied, some of the oldest surviving references to the legends.
Source: James Baldwin, The Story of Siegfried
Lexile Level: TBD		Origin: Icelandic, German, American		Genre: Fiction, Folk Tale
Reading Level: 6		Language: English		File name: ssieg
Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.3.1: Uses background knowledge of the subject and text structure knowledge to make complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of the reading selection. LA.D.1.3.4: Understands that languages change over time. LA.E.1.3.1: Identifies the defining characteristics of classic literature, such as timelessness, dealing with universal themes and experiences, and communicating across cultures.
Theme: Heroic deeds, bravery, love, loyalty, good vs. evil
Reading Strategy: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web
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To download MP3s, classroom support material, and printable PDFs, see individual chapters:
The Foreword Adventure 1: Mimer, the Master Adventure 2: Greyfell Adventure 3: The Curse of Gold Adventure 4: Fafnir, the Dragon Adventure 5: In Aegir's Kingdom Adventure 6: Brunhild Adventure 7: In Nibelungen Land Adventure 8: Siegfried's Welcome Home Adventure 9: The Journey to Burgundy-Land Adventure 10: Kriemhild's Dream Adventure 11: How the Spring-Time Came Adventure 12: The War With the North-Kings Adventure 13: The Story of Balder Adventure 14: How Gunther Outwitted Brunhild Adventure 15: In Nibelungen Land Again Adventure 16: How Brunhild Was Welcomed Home Adventure 17: How Siegfried Lived in Nibelungen Land Adventure 18: How the Mischief Began to Brew Adventure 19: How They Hunted in the Odenwald Adventure 20: How the Hoard Was Brought to Burgundy The After Word

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