Minnesinger [MIN-uh-zing-er]
(n.)
- One of a class of medieval German poets or troubadours.
Used in a sentence:
“The Minnesinger grew suddenly abashed and passed the evening behind the curtains, whence issued an occasional, apologetic sigh.”
(n.)
- One of a class of medieval German poets or troubadours.
Used in a sentence:
“The Minnesinger grew suddenly abashed and passed the evening behind the curtains, whence issued an occasional, apologetic sigh.”
January 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Minnesinger [MIN-uh-zing-er]
(n.)
- One of a class of medieval German poets or troubadours.
Used in a sentence:
“The Minnesinger grew suddenly abashed and passed the evening behind the curtains, whence issued an occasional, apologetic sigh.”
(n.)
- One of a class of medieval German poets or troubadours.
Used in a sentence:
“The Minnesinger grew suddenly abashed and passed the evening behind the curtains, whence issued an occasional, apologetic sigh.”
VIENNESE ESCAPES
Ruin of Dürnstein Castle
Richard the Lionheart
was imprisoned there, in 1192 *
Wachau Valley, Lower Austria
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PalacesAndGardens #Myth&Legend
#RichardLionHeart #Blondel #Troubadours
#Minnesinger
* www.duernstein.at/en/about-due...
Ruin of Dürnstein Castle
Richard the Lionheart
was imprisoned there, in 1192 *
Wachau Valley, Lower Austria
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PalacesAndGardens #Myth&Legend
#RichardLionHeart #Blondel #Troubadours
#Minnesinger
* www.duernstein.at/en/about-due...
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
VIENNESE ESCAPES
Ruin of Dürnstein Castle
Richard the Lionheart
was imprisoned there, in 1192 *
Wachau Valley, Lower Austria
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PalacesAndGardens #Myth&Legend
#RichardLionHeart #Blondel #Troubadours
#Minnesinger
* www.duernstein.at/en/about-due...
Ruin of Dürnstein Castle
Richard the Lionheart
was imprisoned there, in 1192 *
Wachau Valley, Lower Austria
Image © Merisi Vienna
#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PalacesAndGardens #Myth&Legend
#RichardLionHeart #Blondel #Troubadours
#Minnesinger
* www.duernstein.at/en/about-due...
Neidhart von Reuental - Mayenzeit one neidt
YouTube video by Ramtieger1
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August 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Headstab (minnesinger Reinmar von Brennenberg). Codex Manesse (Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift), Zürich, ca. 1304. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, fol. 188r.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Headstab (minnesinger Reinmar von Brennenberg). Codex Manesse (Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift), Zürich, ca. 1304. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, fol. 188r.
#medieval #medievalart
#medieval #medievalart
And a bit more about Sir Ulrich and his quest below on the blog.
wunderkammertales.blogspot.com/2015/05/sir-...
wunderkammertales.blogspot.com/2015/05/sir-...
Sir Ulrich went a-maying. Of courtly love and cross-dressing knights.
History, Medieval Literature and a tour de force through the idea of courtly love and Hohe Minne through the example of the minnesinger Ulrich von Liechtenstein and his "Frauendienst"
wunderkammertales.blogspot.com
May 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
And a bit more about Sir Ulrich and his quest below on the blog.
wunderkammertales.blogspot.com/2015/05/sir-...
wunderkammertales.blogspot.com/2015/05/sir-...
Oh! I saw Minnesinger and thought that was really pretty…
September 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Oh! I saw Minnesinger and thought that was really pretty…
Wait... wait. I really like Minnesinger actually. This might be The One
September 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Wait... wait. I really like Minnesinger actually. This might be The One
My phone autocorrects "motherfucker" to "minnesinger," for obvious and sad reasons.
July 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My phone autocorrects "motherfucker" to "minnesinger," for obvious and sad reasons.
Final advent calendar: Marian Sussex's three Minnesinger windows, Holy Trinity Church, Kew
December 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Final advent calendar: Marian Sussex's three Minnesinger windows, Holy Trinity Church, Kew
Not only a knight, but also a poet and minnesinger. The dude traveled and competed in tournaments as the goddess Venus, apparently. I give you Ulrich von Liechtenstein.
November 29, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Not only a knight, but also a poet and minnesinger. The dude traveled and competed in tournaments as the goddess Venus, apparently. I give you Ulrich von Liechtenstein.
#NowPlaying: Neidhart: A Minnesinger And His Vale Of Tears
Disc 4 from the Early Music Collection. Never heard of the bloke but here we go...
Disc 4 from the Early Music Collection. Never heard of the bloke but here we go...
May 4, 2024 at 6:36 AM
#NowPlaying: Neidhart: A Minnesinger And His Vale Of Tears
Disc 4 from the Early Music Collection. Never heard of the bloke but here we go...
Disc 4 from the Early Music Collection. Never heard of the bloke but here we go...
My computer and phone autocorrect "motherfucker" to "minnesinger." I empathize.
March 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
My computer and phone autocorrect "motherfucker" to "minnesinger." I empathize.
From the Codex Manesse, depicting the German minnesinger (lyric poet and knight) known as Der Schenk von Limburg.
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
From the Codex Manesse, depicting the German minnesinger (lyric poet and knight) known as Der Schenk von Limburg.
My #wordoftheday: Minnesinger. An old German word referring to a poet or singer who sang tales of love in court.
December 8, 2024 at 8:59 AM
My #wordoftheday: Minnesinger. An old German word referring to a poet or singer who sang tales of love in court.
Monday is around the corner.
February 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Monday is around the corner.
Aha, der Minnesänger von Wissenlo, einer der außer den Texten zu vier Liedern keine Spuren hinterließ.
Hübsche Neukomposition:
Hübsche Neukomposition:
Minnesinger von Wissenlo, 13th c.: Ein ritter der het sînen
YouTube video by Eric Boulanger
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Aha, der Minnesänger von Wissenlo, einer der außer den Texten zu vier Liedern keine Spuren hinterließ.
Hübsche Neukomposition:
Hübsche Neukomposition:
Wislaw von Rügen: Dark Leaves are Flying (Loibere risen). Molly Netter, soprano & Voices of Music. youtu.be/eRPSdwGq9Fk #minnesinger
Wislaw von Rügen: Dark Leaves are Flying (Loibere risen). Molly Netter, soprano & Voices of Music.
YouTube video by Voices of Music
youtu.be
July 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Wislaw von Rügen: Dark Leaves are Flying (Loibere risen). Molly Netter, soprano & Voices of Music. youtu.be/eRPSdwGq9Fk #minnesinger
I really shouldn’t be at all surprised but it’s actually shocking to me just how amenable these courtly lyrics by the Minnesinger Heinrich von Morungen are to a Lacanian reading lol!
September 15, 2023 at 9:11 PM
I really shouldn’t be at all surprised but it’s actually shocking to me just how amenable these courtly lyrics by the Minnesinger Heinrich von Morungen are to a Lacanian reading lol!
Möchte man wieder hinter das Niveau zurückfallen, das die philologische Ausbildung schon vor Hundert Jahren hatte? Vgl. Leitzmanns Vorschläge zum Mhd.lernen.
Ja nun, wer war denn Lachmann? (Ich will hier Lachmanns Methode nicht verteidigen ...) Oder gar Bodmer? Und wie funktioniert Mhd. überhaupt?
Ja nun, wer war denn Lachmann? (Ich will hier Lachmanns Methode nicht verteidigen ...) Oder gar Bodmer? Und wie funktioniert Mhd. überhaupt?
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Möchte man wieder hinter das Niveau zurückfallen, das die philologische Ausbildung schon vor Hundert Jahren hatte? Vgl. Leitzmanns Vorschläge zum Mhd.lernen.
Ja nun, wer war denn Lachmann? (Ich will hier Lachmanns Methode nicht verteidigen ...) Oder gar Bodmer? Und wie funktioniert Mhd. überhaupt?
Ja nun, wer war denn Lachmann? (Ich will hier Lachmanns Methode nicht verteidigen ...) Oder gar Bodmer? Und wie funktioniert Mhd. überhaupt?
It also seems that the minnesinger is under-examined as an inspiration for the bard class /2
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesang
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesang
Minnesang - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
December 3, 2023 at 3:12 PM
It also seems that the minnesinger is under-examined as an inspiration for the bard class /2
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesang
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesang
Feed: "The Martha's Vineyard Times"
By: Marge Harris on Thursday, April 2, 2026
By: Marge Harris on Thursday, April 2, 2026
Celebrating MVRHS Graduates: Kendall (Fisher) Cammermyer
Kendall (Fisher) Cammermyer’s journey from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s class of 1988 reads like a tale of bold choices and constant motion. While she excelled in her classes, played tennis, and enjoyed being a Minnesinger and actor in the school plays, it’s the lasting friendships from those years that she treasures most. At …
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April 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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By: Marge Harris on Thursday, April 2, 2026
By: Marge Harris on Thursday, April 2, 2026
That minnesinger is not a wartime consigliere.
March 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
That minnesinger is not a wartime consigliere.