Minnesang
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Minnesang was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period. The name derives from minne, the Middle High German word for love, as that was Minnesang's
Walther von der Vogelweide (Codex Manesse, ca. 1300)
Melody and text of Neidhart von Reuental, "Der schwarze dorn" (MS c)
Otto von Botenlauben Fountain
Carmina Burana wheel
Wolfram von Eschenbach
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Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry.
Minnesang
…given a fief by the Emperor Frederick II. Several of the best-known Minnesänger are also noted for their epic poetry, among them Heinrich von Veldeke, Wolfram von Eschenbach and Hartmann von Aue. The earliest texts date from perhaps 1150, and the earliest named Minnesänger are Der von Kürenberg and Dietmar von Aist, clearly…
Portrait of Wolfram from the Codex Manesse, c. 1300
Statue of Wolfram at Burg Abenberg castle in Abenberg