Now, from the noise attracted the Nibelungen came from rock crept and could not before luck not seize itself, when they saw the terrible dragon lying ended before itself you thought, the hero, who had achieved such, would be also the rights to smooth the controversy of the king brothers. They asked Siegfried to divide the stronghold under it. As wages they promised him the Balmung, the best sword on the World.
The warrior explained itself in agreement with the suggestion, and on the sign of the ruler the mountain dwarfes dragged an immeasurable treasure and exquisite weapons here. It was not an easy trouble to cut it fairly. Finally was the work the one of the two Nibelungenprinces saw themselves achieved nevertheless for overreached and switches Siegfried a bad judge. Over it this came into large rage and hit with the flat blade it. Other dwarves and also the hostile brother jumped the boxed dwarf, and so only the choice remained for the hero to make serious now. Soon the kings and their tiny warrior were exhausted on the plan. Siegfried believed now the fight is out, there got it from an invisible opponent impact on impact. Sharply more passter now on of which direction the impacts came and just as a caper on its arm he sat, packed with that linking too and a camouflage cap and the tuft held one pitifully and whimper dwarf in the hand. It was Alberich of the chancellors and treasurer of the Nibelungenempire. The dwarf wanted the whole treasure and the underground country gives away, if he were allowed to remain only alive. Siegfried gave itself in agreement with it and made Alberich its city owner over the dwarf people. It let return the treasure into the cave, only the camouflage cap and a ring keep it. As Alberich warned he saw the ring Siegfried: " gentleman not not this ring. A curse sticks to it. Who strap it, runs in its spoil. " Siegfried laughed at this warning, said good-bye cordially and continued to pull. Soon it the fame flew ahead. All over, where he came, the castles, the kings and princes, opened the Singer praised its courage and his strength, turn red looked noble virgins to him up.
