Rhyming chronicle
The term rhyming chronicle refers to a medieval history representation written in the vernacular in rhyming verses . Like the medieval chronicle , it combines the history of salvation with empirical knowledge as well as legends and legends .
Historical classification
This type of reporting on world history and current affairs had its audience in the countries of Western Europe from the 12th to 14th centuries among the nobility who were ignorant of Latin. In the 12th century in northern France and England, the ancient novel, a more fictional and entertaining form of historical narration , broke away from the tradition of historical and legendary verse narration and since then has formed its own genre.
They were forerunners of the Reimbibles and History Bibles .
Rhyming chronicles
The oldest German rhyming chronicle is the imperial chronicle (around 1150) with the representation of the period between the founding of Rome up to Conrad III.
Other well-known rhyming chronicles:
- Brunswick rhyming chronicle at the end of the 13th century
- Dalimil Chronicle (Czech: Dalimilova kronika), oldest Czech chronicle
- Dutch rhyming chronicle of Melis Stoke
- German rhyming chronicle of the Kastl monastery in the Bavarian northern district
- Livonian rhyming chronicle
- Mecklenburg rhyming chronicle of Ernst von Kirchberg
- The book of the Viennese , rhyming chronicle in 13,000 verses
- Rhyming chronicle of the priest Maurizius
- Roman de Brut des Wace (around 1155), History of Britain
- Gottfried Hagens rhyming chronicle of the city of Cologne
- Rhyming chronicle of Wigand von Marburg
- Styrian rhyming chronicle of Ottokar from the Gaal
- Gandersheim rhyming chronicle of Eberhard von Gandersheim
literature
- Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 231). 8th, improved and enlarged edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-520-23108-5 , article "Reimchronik".
