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Wolfram von Eschenbach
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Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight and poet who lived from 1170 to 1220 and is remembered as one of the most important medieval writers of his time. He is best known for his epic poems, particularly *Parzival*, which tells the story of a knight's quest and remains influential in European literature today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca.1170
- Died
- ca.1220
- Works
- 49
Top works
- Wilhelm von Orange
- Parcival
- Parzival
- Bruchstücke aus Willehalm
- Hartmann von Aue, Wolfram von Eschenbach und Gottfried von Strassburg
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Wolfram von Eschenbach (born c. 1170, died c. 1220) was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wolfram+von+Eschenbach">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Eschenbach
- Place of death
- Eschenbach
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Middle High German
- Genre
- chivalric romance
- Military rank
- knight
- Image
- Wolfram47.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wolfram von Eschenbach
- date of birth
- 1170-00-00
- date of death
- 1220-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Wolfram von Eschenbach
- name in native language
- Wolfram von Eschenbach
- P8168
- White-browed Tit
- P13311
- Þór Akureyri
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Works in European collections
18 objects attributed to Wolfram von Eschenbach, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
The illustrations of the Casseler Willehalm-Codex: an example of English influence in the Rhineland painting of the XIV century; with 57 light print panels
Parzival
Parzival; “Lohengrin”
Parzival
Wolfram Von Eschenbach Edited by Karl Lachmann
Der jüngere Titurel ; Herausgegeben Von K. A. Hahn
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Encyclopedic overview
Portrait of Wolfram from the Codex Manesse, c. 1300
Wolfram von Eschenbach ( German: [ˈvɔlfʁam fɔn ˈɛʃn̩bax]; c. 1160/80 – c. 1220) 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wolfram von Eschenbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.