Historical Dietrichepik

The historical Dietrichepik as a modern literary scientific term encompasses the pieces within the Middle High German heroic poetry of the 13th century in which the material around the figure of Dietrich von Bern is received. It is based on older legends that go back to the historical model of Theodoric the Great and transform them into the time-bound sociocultural context of the high Middle Ages . First and foremost, it concerns the epics of "Dietrichs Flucht", the "Ravenschlacht" and "Alphart's death".

literature

• Joachim Heinzle : Introduction to Middle High German Dietrichepik. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-081109-4 .
• Elisabeth Lienert: The historical Dietrichepik. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-025132-6 ( chargeable from de Gruyter Online).