Ich saz ûf eime steine
und dahte bein mit beine.
dar ûf satzt ich den ellenbogen,
ich hete in mîne hand
gesmogen
daz kinne und ein mîn wange.
dô dâhte ich mir vil ange,
wie man zer werlte solte leben.
As a German major in college, one of my concentrations was the Middle Ages and my favorite lyrical and political poet or Minnesänger was Walter von der Vogelweide (1170-1230). He broke the boundaries of this genre and wrote critically of the struggles between the papacy and political players of the time including Philip of Swabia, Otto IV, Innocent III and Gregory IX. He served first in Vienna and was trained by the famous singer Reinmar von Hagenau and moved on to other courts between Germany and Austria and eventually settled in Würzburg, where he served Frederick II.
For more information, see:
http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/fshe/?lidx=1
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autor/walther-von-der-vogelweide-622
https://www3.nd.edu/~gantho/anth164-353/Walther318-327.html
For more information, see:
http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/fshe/?lidx=1
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autor/walther-von-der-vogelweide-622
https://www3.nd.edu/~gantho/anth164-353/Walther318-327.html
Great addition to your blog!!!
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