Hugdietrich
Hugdietrich is the father of Wolfdietrich in the German heroic legend .
In version B of the Wolfdietrich epic, his story is expanded: He wins his royal daughter Hildeburg, who is locked up in a tower by her father Walgund, King of Salneck (in other traditions: Hiltgart), by disguising himself in women's clothes. As a playmate for the king's daughter, he is allowed to keep her company. A short time later the king's daughter becomes pregnant and gives birth to Wolfdietrich. This is abandoned, but then rescued from a wolf's nest by Hildburg's father and named Wolfdietrich. Finally there is a reconciliation with Hugdietrich.
Like the legend of Wolfdietrich, the story of Hugdietrich was part of the printed book of heroes and was therefore relatively well known up to the 16th century.
literature
- Ortnit and Wolfdietrich , in: Deutsche Heldensagen, retold by Gretel and Wolfgang Hecht, Frankfurt am Main: insel taschenbuch 345, 1980, pages 7-95 and pages 383-387, (edition with the same text as the book of the same title from Insel-Verlag Anton Kippenberg, Leipzig 1969)
- Hermann Schneider and Roswitha Wisniewski: Deutsche Heldensagen , (= Göschen Collection; Volume 32), 2nd edition Berlin, 1964, pages 134-145
