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The spindle and the sword: gender, sex, and heroism in the 'Nibelungenlied' and 'Kudrun.'

In medieval German heroic poetry, the sword symbolizes men's work and the spindle women's. Spinning, weaving and sewing are the only productive...
Germanic Review, The, 06/22/95 by Pafenberg, Stephanie B. · More from publication



