Arnold von Lübeck

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Arnold von Lübeck (* probably around 1150; † June 27, 1211 or 1214 ) was a medieval chronicler . Arnold von Lübeck said he grew up at the Welfenhof. He received school education as a monk in the Aegidienkloster in Braunschweig , the home monastery of the Welfs . From 1177 he was abbot of the Johanniskloster in Lübeck .

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The chronicle of Arnold von Lübeck

Arnold was the author of the Chronica Slavorum , which he finished around 1210. The chronicle extends from 1171 to 1209, he himself called it a continuation of the Chronica Slavorum of the same name by Helmolds von Bosau († around 1177), which he continued into his present. The main focus is on the story of Henry the Lion and his sons, i.e. the Guelph family, and ends with Emperor Otto IV. Earlier research assumed a strongly pro-Guelph stance from Arnold. However, recent studies show that notes critical of the Guelph can also be found in the chronicle. Detailed descriptions are given to the contemporary crusades .

Gregorius

Another work by Arnold is a translation by Gregorius . On behalf of Wilhelm von Lüneburg , a son of Heinrich the Lion, he translated Gregorius des Hartmann von Aue into Latin. He proceeded according to the principle nec verbo verbum verbum secundum poetam curabo reddere fidus / interpres, / sed hystoriam sequens, quod ex relacione veridica intellexi, ad edificacionem auditorum propalabo / et res si qua mihi mistica corde datur. (Prefacio Z. 9-13) That means that he does not want to translate word for word, but rather report what he believes to be the truth. Researchers today disagree on the reason for the assignment, probably neither is Arnold's rather topical assumption that Wilhelm instructed him to translate the exercise , nor is the often read research opinion that Lüneburg did not understand Middle High German.

Arnold himself expresses his displeasure with the work several times and declares that he is not used to reading it (Prefacio, line 6). By this he means less the High German language than the lay theological views of the court poet, which he then changes very strongly.

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  1. ^ Arnold became abbot of the monastery in 1177. According to canon law, a minimum age of 25 years was required to take on this office. Cf. Stephan Panzer: The Chronicle of Arnold von Lübeck - Representation intention and addressees. In: Stephan Freund, Bernd Schütte (Ed.): The Chronicle of Arnold von Lübeck. New ways to understand them. 2008, pp. 45–72, here p. 51 (note 19).
  2. ↑ On the current research opinions: Stephan Freund, Bernd Schütte (Ed.): The Chronicle of Arnold von Lübeck. New ways to understand them. 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Arnold von Lübeck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnoldus Lubecensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chronicler and author of the Chronica Slavorum
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1211 or 1214