Word: rolandsliid
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Dates: during 1892-1892
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Early in the 12th century translations of French Chansions de Geste begin, - the earliest, Konrad's Rolandsliid, about 1130 and rapidly follow Heinrich von Veldeke, and 'Courtoisie.' The attraction of this poetry led soon to a revival of the German heroic legends. The 12 century saw also the Celtic legends, which had come to be in Northern France the chief vehicles for conveying chivalric ideas, pass into Germany and became highly attractive to the Germans. Soon after narrative poetry after French models began in Germany, lyric poetry also began, showing the influence of both France and Provence. It seems...
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