Wolfram von Eschenbach

Wolfram von Eschenbach

male, deceased (1220)
Wolfram von Eschenbach (born c. 1170, died c. 1220) was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time. As a...
Gottfried von Strassburg

Gottfried von Strassburg

male, deceased (1210)
Gottfried von Strassburg (died c. 1210) is the author of the Middle High German courtly romance "Tristan", which is regarded, alongside Wolfram von...
Hartmann von Aue

Hartmann von Aue

male, 909 years old
Hartmann von Aue was a leading poet of the Middle High German period. He belonged to the lower nobility of Swabia, where he was born. After...
Rudolf von Ems

Rudolf von Ems

male, deceased (1254)
Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 - 1254) was a mediaeval German epic poet.
Oswald von Wolkenstein

Oswald von Wolkenstein

male, deceased (1445)
Oswald von Wolkenstein (born 1376 or 1377 probably on Schöneck Castle in Pustertal / South Tyrol; died August 2 1445 in Merano) was a poet, a c...

Konrad von Würzburg

male, deceased (1287)
Konrad von Würzburg was the chief German poet of the second half of the 13th century. As little is known of his life as that of any other epic p...

Ulrich von Türheim

male
Ulrich von Türheim was a German writer from the Augsburg area writing during the first half of the 13th century. Three of his works have survived: a...

Eilhart von Oberge

Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century. He is known exclusively through his Middle High German romance "Tristrant", the...

Jans der Enikel

male
Jans der Enikel, i.e. "Jans the Grandson" was a Viennese poet and historian of the late 13th century. He wrote a "Weltchronik" (history of the...
Heinrich Frauenlob

Heinrich Frauenlob

male, deceased (1318)
Meister Heinrich Frauenlob of Meißen, was a Middle High German poet. He was born between 1250 and 1260 and died in 1318. He had great musical t...