Codex Manesse
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The Codex Manesse is a Liederhandschrift which is the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry. It was written and illustrated between c. 1304 when the main part was com
Folio 371r, Johannes Hadlaub
Folio 127r: Works of Walther von der Vogelweide
Folio 124r: Walther von der Vogelweide
King Conrad the Young
Walther von der Vogelweide
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Walther von der Vogelweide was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs in Middle High German. Walther has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goet
Codex Manesse
…thus, Dietmar is shown riding a mule, since his name can be interpreted as meaning people's horse), while others draw on imagery from their lyrics (Walther von der Vogelweide is shown in a thoughtful pose which exactly matches the description of himself in one of his most famous songs). 6r: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor…
Monument for Walther von der Vogelweide in the Marketplace of Weißensee (Thüringen)
Statue of Walther von der Vogelweide by Heinrich Scholz, in Duchcov (Czechia), where a park is named after him
Grave of Walther von der Vogelweide in the Lusamgärtchen, Würzburg, Germany. This 1930 tombstone replaced an earlier one removed in the 18th century.