An oath of vengeance echoing among the stone walls of the fifth century grows with a silent patience that gnaws at the mind. Fritz Lang creates a dark atmosphere infused with hints of Norse mythology in this epic tale. Kriemhild marries the Hun ruler Etzel to exact revenge on her husband’s killer. The pale-faced kings of the Burgundian court set out for this perilous wedding, held in the middle of the steppe. The solemn narrative style of silent cinema casts the cold shadow of the approaching carnage from the very beginning.