What is the concept of good and evil in the epic Song of Nibelungen?

First of all, the four great epics in the chivalrous era are all books. A large number of story prototypes in Song of Nibelungen refer to the settings of The Legend of Wolsonga and Edeler Eda (poetic Eda), and the second half of Revenge of Kirchner also refers to the historical account at that time, so the tone of the characters in his whole story system can't be regarded as completely consistent. However, the four epics of this era are relatively more valuable than those of Greece. It must be said that ancient Greece is not a good habit, otherwise it is easy to return to the old argument of "medieval ruins theory", and medieval literature has its own pattern. In fact, the history of German literature research, except schlegel's time, likes to compare Homer's epics, and then abandons this cultural trace and returns to the national context of Germany to discuss. After the Napoleonic Wars, Shoina and others also regarded it as the romantic beginning of German nationalism, calling it "fearless" German spirit, and then turned to social discussion. .

The construction center of this writing context is not only reflected in literary works. In the History of Franks written by a bishop named Toure, there are such cultural elements in the two important territorial divisions of Mei Tam Dynasty and the image construction of court women. Therefore, literature and historiography in this era have the obligation to express ethical values, just like the "obedience-authority" doctrine constructed by Christian ethics and court culture tells the personal salvation of some foreign heroes.

The main plot can't escape the path that aristocrats take the initiative to be baptized and accept Christianity as the state religion, and the expansion of secular empire and the obedience and loyalty of samurai class make the conquest of European secular lords seem to be promoted to the implementation of providence in the literary virtual world. And this praise for loyalty and glory is just an endorsement of the feudal system at that time. Compared with Song of Roland, which is closer to the above standard, Song of Nibelungen does have many differences. As Heine commented in On Romance, Song of Nibelungen is closer to early Christian ethics. "It seems that this epic still hangs over the way of thinking and feeling before Christianity, and the rough brute force has not softened into chivalry. The brave soldiers in the north still stand like stone statues, and the soft light and moral atmosphere of Christianity have not penetrated into them.