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The greatest of the Minnesinger, all of whom he surpasses both in the range and in the humanity of his poetry.

Walther von der Vogelweide

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Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a German Minnesinger: a lyric poet and musician who wrote in Middle High German. His most famous song is "Under der linden".

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Native Name: Walter von der Vogelweide

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And when their bones into confusion fall,
Say ye, who knew the living man by sight,
Which is the villein now and which the knight?

Dich heizet vater maniger vil,
swer mîn ze bruoder niht enwil.

Liebe machet schoene wîp:
desn mac diu schoene niht getuon, sin machet niemer lieben lîp.

The greatest of the Minnesinger, all of whom he surpasses both in the range and in the humanity of his poetry. - Walther von der Vogelweide

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