Jörg Graff

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Jörg Graff (* around 1480 in Dachsbach ; † May 26, 1542 in Nuremberg ) was a " Landsknecht - Poet " and banter .

After an apprenticeship as a Gürtler or Beutler, he hired himself as a mercenary in Maximilian I's army . Obviously, he also came to Nuremberg because he lost his eyesight there in an apartment fire . From that time on he earned his living as a blind songwriter and banter, although he must have had a reputation, as the city council gave him a silver shield to show his street singer status and protected his lyrics against reprint.

In the death books of the Heilig-Geist-Spital there is an entry on May 26th, 1542 about "blind Jörg von Dachspach".

Works

So far, 20 of his songs are known. They deal with historical topics, spiritual content and folk morality.

Literary processing

  • Franz Karl Ginzkey brought Graff into connection with the painter Albrecht Dürer in his romantic novella Der Wiesenzaun from 1913 .
  • In his work Guldenschuh from 1934, Karl Bröger processed the brief facts about the Landsknecht and people's poets into a colorful picture of the Reformation in a novel-like manner.
  • In 1975, Martin Walser processed Graff's desire to "have a game with a Saw" in his piece " Das Sauspiel. Scenes from the 16th Century ”and addressed the restoration at that time .

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personal data
SURNAME Graff, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet and bank singer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1480
PLACE OF BIRTH Dachsbach
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1542
Place of death Nuremberg