Corner song

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The corner song belongs to Dietrichepik and describes a huge fight of Dietrich von Bern . It belongs to the Aventiurs which, in contrast to the heroic Dietrichepik, show no historical reference to Theodoric . The locations are Germany, South Tyrol, Italy. The corner song is written in Middle High German and has come down in two versions: an Austrian version from the first half of the 13th century and a second revised Rhenish version from the second half of the 13th century. The song is in stanzas , in the so-called Bernerton .

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The giant corner moves out of his court near Cologne, on behalf of the three queens of Jochgrimm , to fight with Dietrich von Bern . He goes on foot to Trento; there he meets Dietrich in a forest. Corner dies in the fight with Dietrich. Badly wounded, Dietrich is cared for by a queen, Babehilt, and a maiden until his wounds are healed. On his way to the three queens Ecke's relatives try to get revenge on Dietrich, especially Ecke's brother Vasolt leads Dietrich into an ambush again and again. Dietrich fights with Eggenot, the giantess Birkhilt (Eckes mother) and Uodelgart (Eckes sister). The ending of the corner song is ambiguous as there are different variations. Dietrich survived in each of these variations. After visiting the three queens of Jochgrimm (in one version he throws Eckes' head angrily at the feet of the queens, in another he likes to be pampered by the queens and swear allegiance), he finally returns to his city of Bern ( Welsch-Bern = Verona) back.

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  • Joseph von Laßberg (ed., Under the name "Sepp von Eppishusen"): Eggen-Liet, that is: Der Wallere, by Heinrich von Linowe ... from the oldest written, so for the first time placed on Liecht, by master Seppen von Eppishusen, a farenden student. Printed on the upper market, uf neu iar . [Konstanz] 1832 (first printing of version L in a private edition for Laßberg's friends) archive.org
  • Martin Wierschin (Ed.): Eckenlied. L version . (= Old German text library; 78). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1974, ISBN 3-484-20077-4
  • Francis B. Brévart (ed. And transl.): The corner song . Reclam, Ditzingen 1986, ISBN 3-15-008339-7 (Middle High German text and New High German translation)
  • Francis B. Brévart (Ed.): The corner song. All versions . 3 volumes. (= Old German text library; 111). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1999, ISBN 3-484-20211-4
    • Part 1: Introduction. The well-known versions E1, E2 and verses 8-13 of E4. Appendix: The Ecca episode from the Thidreks saga
    • Part 2: Dresden Heroes' Book and Ansbacher Fragments E7 and E3
    • Part 3: The print version and related text witnesses e1, E4, E5, E6
  • Christa Tuczay (ed. And transl.): Die aventiurehafte Dietrichepik. Laurin and Walberan, the younger Sigenot, the corner song, the miracle worker . (= Göppingen work on German studies; 599). Kümmerle, Göppingen 1999, ISBN 3-87452-841-3 (Middle High German text and New High German translation)

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