minnesinger

• In an ancient manuscript in the National Library of Paris there is a picture of Heinrich of Meissen, the minnesinger (born 1260), conducting a choir of singers and instrumental performers. —  Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
• The grudge of Germany against the papal court never found a more eloquent expression than in the verses of its greatest minnesinger, Walther von der Vogelweide. —  An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
• The Golden Smithy of the German minnesinger, afterwards monk Conrad of Würzburg, contains a rather abstruse poem which begins The hunt began The heavenly unicorn Was chased into the thicket Of this alien world And sought, imperial maid Within thine arms a sanctuary.... etc Natural history was in a parlous state, and geographical knowledge was equally spurious. —  The Evolution of Love
• Thus the Austrian minnesinger, Ulrich of Lichtenstein, proposed taking the Cross "not to serve God but to please his mistress." —  The Evolution of Love
• Even the good-natured German minnesinger, Walter von der Vogelweide, found bitter words against Rome: "They point our way to God and go to hell themselves." —  The Evolution of Love

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