Laurin (poem)
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Laurin or Der kleine Rosengarten is an anonymous Middle High German poem about the legendary hero Dietrich von Bern, the counterpart of the historical Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great in Germanic
"Zwergenkönig Laurin am Hof des Dietrich von Bern." 1926 Painting by Ferdinand Leeke depicting Laurin at Dietrich's court at the end of the poem.
Laurin fights against Dietrich in the rose garden. SLUB Dresden M. Dresd. M. 201 fol. 276 v.
Fountain in Bolzano depicting Dietrich fighting Laurin
King Laurin
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The South Tyrolean saga of King Laurin is part of a popular tradition in the Dolomites. It is a popular explanation of the optical phenomenon of Alpenglow, by which the summit of the mountains change
Laurin (poem)
…possibly as early as 1230, though all manuscripts are later. The poem has five extant versions. In each, it concerns Dietrich's fight against the dwarf King Laurin, which takes place when Dietrich and Witege destroy Laurin's magical rose garden. The heroes are subsequently invited into Laurin's kingdom inside a…
The Rosengarten mountain in the evening.
Alpenglow in Lucerne
The Kariersee