Bernger von Horheim
Bernger von Horheim was a
Minnesänger of the late twelfth century. He wrote in the tradition of courtly love and was influenced by Friedrich von Hausen
.
Bernger may originate from
Emperor Henry VI in Apulia
. A Ritterklage in Bernger's fourth song may refer to this campaign.
Six of Bernger's songs, seventeen stanzas in total, are recorded in the Codex Manesse. Thirteen of these stanzas (all except songs V and VI) are also found in the Weingartner Liederhandschrift. His songs are predominantly Minneklagen, though song II has been called a Lügenlied (lying song). In each of its four strophes Bernger sings of happiness and fulfilled love before ending with the claim that he was lying. This song type was later adopted by Tannhäuser and Der Marner.
Bernger's debt to Chrétien de Troyes is evident in his treatment of Tristan and Iseult and the Matter of Britain.
References
- "Bernger von Horheim." German Literature Companion. The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Eggers, Hans (1955), "Bernger von Horheim", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 2, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 108–109; (full text online)
- Kippenberg, Burkhard (2001). "Bernger von Horheim". ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
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