!!!Geltar, der Geltar, medieval wandering minstrel (mid -13th century); since he mentions the village of Merkersdorf possibly from the Lower Austrian area; his poetry was influenced among others by Neidhart von Reuental and was conceived in opposition to the lack of realism in minne songs. \\ Edition: C. v. Kraus, Liederdichter des 13. Jahrhunderts, %%sup 2/%1978. !Literature Deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters (lex.) %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Geltar,_der|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]