Suchenwirt, Peter#

Suchenwirt, Peter, b. around 1320, d. after 1395, knight-errant (his name "such den Wirt" means: "search the inn-keeper"), Austrian rhymester, from 1372 at the court of Vienna. Served Duke Albrecht III on his journey to Prussia 1377. Used religious themes, historical and political events (decline of the age of chivalry) and topics with a moral message (greed, passion for gambling); important representative of heraldic literature, wrote hymns of praise for noble patrons and knights interpreting their coats of arms.

Edition: G. E. Friess, 5 unedierte Ehrenreden P. S., 1878.

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