Dietmar der Anhanger#
Dietmar der Anhanger, appears in a folk story in the story collection by Friedrich Barbarossa dating from 1519. According to the story, he was a miller´s apprentice who was knighted as a reward for his bravery during the third crusade in 1189/91. On his estates, he founded the town of Ried (Upper Austria); he appears in the coat of arms of the city and a sculpture of him can be seen at the fountain in front of the town hall in Ried.
Literature#
F. Berger, Ried, 1948.