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Eckenlied
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Das Eckenlied or Ecken Ausfahrt is an anonymous 13th-century Middle High German poem about the legendary hero Dietrich von Bern, the counterpart of the historical Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great
Dietrich fights against Ecke. SLUB Dresden, Mscr. Dresden M. 201 fol. 91v.
Dietrich fights against Ecke. SLUB Dresden, Mscr. Dresden M. 201 fol. 91v.
Triad of giantesses, included Ritsch from Eckenlied version E7. Runkelstein Castle near Bozen, c. 1400.
Triad of giantesses, included Ritsch from Eckenlied version E7. Runkelstein Castle near Bozen, c. 1400.
Eckenlied stanza at the top of the page, in the Codex Buranus (c. 1230). This is the oldest transmission of the Eckenlied or of any Dietrich poem. BSB
Eckenlied stanza at the top of the page, in the Codex Buranus (c. 1230). This is the oldest transmission of the Eckenlied or of any Dietrich poem. BSB Clm 4660 fol. 90v.
Dietrich von Bern
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Dietrich von Bern is the name of a character in Germanic heroic legend who originated as a legendary version of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. In the legends, Dietrich is a king ruling from
Eckenlied
…Das Eckenlied or Ecken Ausfahrt (The Song of Ecke or Ecke's Quest) is an anonymous 13th-century Middle High German poem about the legendary hero Dietrich von Bern, the counterpart of the historical Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great in Germanic heroic legend. It is one of the so-called fantastical (aventiurehaft…
Scene from the poem Virginal: Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons. Note that Dietrich is breathing fire. UBH Cod.Pal.germ. 324 fol.
Scene from the poem Virginal: Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons. Note that Dietrich is breathing fire. UBH Cod.Pal.germ. 324 fol. 43r
Theodoric's fight against Odoacer imagined as a joust, 1181 from Verona. Vatican Library Cpl 927
Theodoric's fight against Odoacer imagined as a joust, 1181 from Verona. Vatican Library Cpl 927
Carving in the church portal of San Zeno Maggiore in Verona that may depict Theodoric, marked as regem stultum (stupid king), being carried to Hell by
Carving in the church portal of San Zeno Maggiore in Verona that may depict Theodoric, marked as regem stultum (stupid king), being carried to Hell by an infernal horse (c. 1140).
The Rök stone, one of the earliest mentions of Theodoric in Germanic legend
The Rök stone, one of the earliest mentions of Theodoric in Germanic legend