Bernkopf
Bern head , called women's prison, was a Meistersinger , who worked in the first half of the 15th century. The chroniclers Eberhard Windeck and Lorenz Fries expressly state that the two names the poet himself mentions in his songs refer to the same person. Because of his interest in the conditions in Mainz , it is assumed that he came from Mainz or at least worked there.
Two political songs by him have come down to us. In one he celebrates the battle of Bulgnéville on July 2, 1431, in which many Palatinate knights were killed, including Philipp von Ingelheim . The other song is about a dispute between Count Michel von Wertheim († 1440) and the Würzburg Bishop Johann II von Brunn († 1440) in 1437.
literature
- Karl Bartsch : Bernkopf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 466.
- Thomas Cramer: The smaller song poets of the 14th and 15th centuries. Volume 1. Fink, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7705-1306-1 , pp. 212-227 u. 454-456.
- Rochus von Liliencron : The historical folk songs of the Germans from the 13th to the 16th century. Vogel, Leipzig 1865, pp. 328-332; 355–362 ( full text in Google Book Search).
- Ulrich Müller: Studies on the political poetry of the German Middle Ages. Kümmerle, Göppingen 1974, ISBN 3-87452-112-5 .
- Ulrich Müller: Breeding women, called Bernkopf . In: Kurt Ruh (Ed.): The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author Lexicon . Volume 2. de Gruyter, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-11-007699-3 , Sp. 883-884.
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernkopf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hartmut Geißler: The Mainz minstrel Bernkopf / Bärnkopf about the battle of Bulgnéville in 1431. Ingelheim historical association
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernkopf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breeding women (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mastersinger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |