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Definition of minnesinger

Minnesinger
Minnesinger Min"ne*sing`er, n. [G., fr. minne love + singen to sing.] A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.

Meaning of minnesinger from wikipedia

- Minnesinger [Court life at the time of the Minnesinger]. 2 volumes. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Minnesingers"...
- Contest). Tieck's tale, which names the hero "Tannenhäuser", tells of the minnesinger-knight's amorous adventures in the Venusberg, his travels to Rome as...
- tagelied genre ascribed to the Minnesinger von Wissenlo (meaning "minnesang poet from Wiesloch"). The identity of the Minnesinger von Wissenlo is not known...
- Herr Reinmar von Zweter, a 13th-century Minnesinger, was depicted with his noble arms in Codex Manesse....
- stanzas that mention specific authors, so they can be ascribed to German Minnesinger Dietmar von Aist (died c. 1170), to Heinrich von Morungen (died c. 1222)...
- heads mounted on the tips of its wings) is shown as the coat of arms of minnesinger Reinmar von Zweter (c. 1200–1248) in the Codex Manesse (c. 1300). An...
- the original on 6 September 2023. "Walther von der Vogelweide | German Minnesinger, Lyric Poet". Britannica. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023....
- Hiltbolt von Schwangau (1195–1254) was a minnesinger. Margareta von Schwangau was the wife of minnesinger Oswald von Wolkenstein. The present day Hohenschwangau...
- noblewoman and landowner (d. 1258) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German minnesinger and poet (d. 1275) probable Adam Marsh, English Franciscan scholar and...
- as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. Little is known of Wolfram's life. There...