Ludwigslied
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The Ludwigslied is an Old High German poem of 59 rhyming couplets, celebrating the victory of the Frankish army, led by Louis III of France, over Danish raiders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu on 3
The first two pages of the Ludwigslied
The Ludwigslied In Braune's Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, 8th edition, 1921
Fol. 141v, bottom (ll. 1–7).
Fol. 142r (ll. 8–31).
Louis III of France
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Louis III was King of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882. Despite questions of his legitimacy and challenges against his ascension to the monarchy, Louis would prove to be an effective leade
Ludwigslied
…in English, Lay or Song of Ludwig) is an Old High German (OHG) poem of 59 rhyming couplets, celebrating the victory of the Frankish army, led by Louis III of France, over Danish (Viking) raiders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu on 3 August 881. The poem is thoroughly Christian in ethos. It presents the Viking…
1264 gisant of Louis III, Basilica of Saint-Denis
Artistic representation of Louis III & Carloman II, as part of a large collection of commissioned paintings by Louis Philippe I of all the French monarchs. (Charles Auguste Steuben, ca. 1837).
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, as depicted by Jean-Joseph Dassy
Charlemagne coin