Reinmar von Hagenau
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Reinmar von Hagenau was a German Minnesänger of the late twelfth century who composed and performed love-songs in Middle High German. He was regarded by his contemporaries as the greatest Minnesänger
Reinmar der Alte, from the Codex Manesse
Gottfried von Strassburg
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Gottfried von Strassburg is the author of the Middle High German courtly romance Tristan, an adaptation of the 12th-century Tristan and Iseult legend. Gottfried's work is regarded, alongside the Nibel
Portrait of Gottfried von Strassburg from the Codex Manesse (Folio 364r)
Illustrations from the Munich MS of Gottfried's Tristan (the love grotto)
Page from the Munich MS of Gottfried's Tristan (transcription)