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
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
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…hired musicians. Friedrich von Hausen, for example, was part of the entourage of Friedrich Barbarossa, and died on crusade. As a reward for his service, Walther von der Vogelweide was 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…
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.