Opera: The Rhinegold, Part II, The Ring of Nibelung, Wagner

Wearing the all-powerful Ring, the gnome torments Mime for the Tarnhelm he is fashioning. Mime, who covets this latest marvel for himself, must submit, and Alberich tries on the helmet, which transforms the wearer into any size or shape.

The Tarnhelm also enables Alberich to become invisible, and he thrashes his defenseless brother, then vanishes to terrorize others.
The Lord of the Nibelungs Soon Wotan and Loge descend through a shaft before the cowering Mime, who complains of Alberich's tyranny, saying he had hoped to outwit his brother by means of the Tarnhelm, regaining the Ring he forged.

Unrecognized and amused by the complaining gnome, the gods offer to help the Nibelungs free themselves. Now Alberich returns, driving slaves who bear mounds of gold.


He knows Wotan and Loge and suspiciously questions their trip to Nibelheim, arrogantly warning of his plan to overthrow the gods and rule the world. Loge asks the Nibelung what would happen if someone stole the Ring while he slept. How could they, the gnome asks, extolling the powers of the Tarnhelm. When Loge, feigning disbelief, asks for a demonstration, Alberich transforms himself into a large serpent, then back again. Loge asks whether the Tarnhelm can turn him into something small - a toad, for instance - so he can hide.

Obligingly, Alberich becomes a toad, whereupon Wotan traps him under his foot and Loge seizes the Tarnhelm.

As Alberich resumes his accustomed shape, he is tied and dragged by his captors to the surface of the earth.
Wearing the all-powerful Ring, the gnome torments Mime for the Tarnhelm he is fashioning. Mime, who covets this latest marvel for himself, must submit, and Alberich tries on the helmet, which transforms the wearer into any size or shape.

The Tarnhelm also enables Alberich to become invisible, and he thrashes his defenseless brother, then vanishes to terrorize others.
The Lord of the Nibelungs Soon Wotan and Loge descend through a shaft before the cowering Mime, who complains of Alberich's tyranny, saying he had hoped to outwit his brother by means of the Tarnhelm, regaining the Ring he forged.

Unrecognized and amused by the complaining gnome, the gods offer to help the Nibelungs free themselves. Now Alberich returns, driving slaves who bear mounds of gold.

He knows Wotan and Loge and suspiciously questions their trip to Nibelheim, arrogantly warning of his plan to overthrow the gods and rule the world. Loge asks the Nibelung what would happen if someone stole the Ring while he slept. How could they, the gnome asks, extolling the powers of the Tarnhelm. When Loge, feigning disbelief, asks for a demonstration, Alberich transforms himself into a large serpent, then back again. Loge asks whether the Tarnhelm can turn him into something small - a toad, for instance - so he can hide.

Obligingly, Alberich becomes a toad, whereupon Wotan traps him under his foot and Loge seizes the Tarnhelm.

As Alberich resumes his accustomed shape, he is tied and dragged by his captors to the surface of the earth.
Wearing the all-powerful Ring, the gnome torments Mime for the Tarnhelm he is fashioning. Mime, who covets this latest marvel for himself, must submit, and Alberich tries on the helmet, which transforms the wearer into any size or shape.

The Tarnhelm also enables Alberich to become invisible, and he thrashes his defenseless brother, then vanishes to terrorize others.
The Lord of the Nibelungs Soon Wotan and Loge descend through a shaft before the cowering Mime, who complains of Alberich's tyranny, saying he had hoped to outwit his brother by means of the Tarnhelm, regaining the Ring he forged.

Unrecognized and amused by the complaining gnome, the gods offer to help the Nibelungs free themselves. Now Alberich returns, driving slaves who bear mounds of gold.


He knows Wotan and Loge and suspiciously questions their trip to Nibelheim, arrogantly warning of his plan to overthrow the gods and rule the world. Loge asks the Nibelung what would happen if someone stole the Ring while he slept. How could they, the gnome asks, extolling the powers of the Tarnhelm. When Loge, feigning disbelief, asks for a demonstration, Alberich transforms himself into a large serpent, then back again. Loge asks whether the Tarnhelm can turn him into something small - a toad, for instance - so he can hide.

Obligingly, Alberich becomes a toad, whereupon Wotan traps him under his foot and Loge seizes the Tarnhelm.

As Alberich resumes his accustomed shape, he is tied and dragged by his captors to the surface of the earth.

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[CharlottedeAllemagne]

Thanks so much :). This is very useful supplementation

[Necroman666]

your book you can see how it seems totaly bull shit and I and haven't even read a word of it

[nemwa]

I want to listen to this without the douchebag talking!!!

[alezander666]

raised in arizona,the legends of hopi,navajo,zuni,ect,stories of the "spder woman",the rising up from inner earth the tribes,power of snake and springs sacred,NOT VERY DIFFERENT FROM THESE NIEBENLUNGENLEID TALES,ALL ANCIENTS HAVE THESE STORIESi

[handofnergal]

There are a few differences in the ring cycle from the Norse mythology that I read

Valhalla was supposed to be the home of the Einherjar rather than the Aesir, whose collective home was Asgard

and the names are quite different, I prefer Thor to Donner and Odin to Wotan ^^

[Grimgerde]

If they are "confusions" they are only so in the sense that some members of the audience could be confused by the discrepancies between Norse "canon" and Wagner's interpretation. Frankly, I think the way Wagner tied parts of different Norse myths together, including elements from the German Nibelungenlied, is quite clever. However, even among the actual Norse myths there are inconsistencies.

Another interesting interpretation is Padraic Colum's Children of Odin.

[CincyDude5]

What if I were smoking some really killer lettuce?

[HuninMunin]

Well northforge either you missed the point of Wagner's Ring or you didn't and decided to point out the obvious anyway.

The Ring is not about mythology.

[northforge]

As a Norse Historian there are many confusions in Wagners work. For instance the Twilight of the Gods is not that of a Huge fire per se but the epic battle of Ragnarök. Although the minions of Surt from Muspelheim will lay seige to Asgard via the Rainbow bridge, but the bridge buckles under the weight of the Fire Giants.

[VainEldritch]

Fabulous... this adds so many layers to my enjoyment I would have otherwise taken much time to glean.