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Frederick takes leave of Gela 7 Barbarossa in the Holy Land 21 Barbarossa and Gela in the Kyffhäuser 27 Vreneli in King Laurin's Rose-Garden 32 King Laurin in Vreneli's Cottage 43 The Dwarf of Venice takes his Departure for his Native Land 54 Hans sees King Laurin's Kingdom in the Magic Mirror 63 Hans receives a hearty Welcome from an Old Friend 92 Haco throws the Treasure of the Nibelungen into the Rhine 100 Charlemagne meets with Kriemhild 109 The Countess Matilda restores the Dwarf-Queen to Health 115 Eckbert's Wild Ride on Kuno's Horse 124 Kuno listens to the Wise Man's Talk 134 Helga at her Mother's Feet 142 "In Helga's Heart Memory ceased to thrill" 155 The Old Man beside the Corpse of Antonio