!!!Herrand von Wildonie

b. around 1230, 
d. between 1278-1282, politically committed Middle High German epic 
poet and poet. 1248-1278 mentioned in documents; came from the 
influential Styrian family of estate officials  Wildon (named after 
Wildon near Graz on the River Mur); son-in-law of  Ulrich von 
Liechtenstein; first poet of noble descent to write epic tales.

!Works
3 songs in the Heidelberg song-manuscript C; 4 narrative verses 
recorded in the Ambras Heldenbuch (collection of German heroic epics): 
"Die treue Gattin", "Der betrogene Gatte", "Der nackte Kaiser", "Die 
Katze". - Edition: H. Fischer (ed.), H. v. W., 4 Erzaehlungen, 1969; 
C. v. Kraus (ed.), Deutsche Liederdichter, %%sup 2/%1978.

!Literature
M. Curschmann, Zur literarhist. Stellung H. v. W., Dt. 
Vierteljahrsschrift 40, 1966; Deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters 
(lex.); J. Bumke, Ministerialitaet und Ritterdichtung, 1976; Deutsche 
Literatur des Mittelalters (lex.)



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