Reinmar von Zweter
Reinmar von Zweter (also spelled Reymar von Zwetel, Reymar von Zweten, Römer von Zwickau, Ehrenbote, born around 1200 in Zeutern, today known as Ubstadt-Weiher, Germany; died after 1248) was a Middle High German poet of Spruchdichtung. The iconography in the Manesse Codex (see illustration) suggests that he may have been blind, since he is the only person represented in the manuscript with closed eyes and other people writing. The caption of that miniature refers to him as "Herr" (then spelled "Her") Reinmar, implying that he was a knight and that he became blind (if he was blind) in adulthood.
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Reinmar von Zweter
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- Born
- 1200. · Zeutern.
- Died
- 1248.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and composer.
- Languages
- Middle High German.
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Reinmar von Zweter (also spelled Reymar von Zwetel, Reymar von Zweten, Römer von Zwickau, Ehrenbote, born around 1200 in Zeutern, today known as Ubstadt-Weiher, Germany; died after 1248) was a Middle High German poet of Spruchdichtung. The iconography in the Manesse Codex (see illustration) suggests that he may have been blind, since he is the only person represented in the manuscript with closed eyes and other people writing. The caption of that miniature refers to him as "Herr" (then spelled "Her") Reinmar, implying that he was a knight and that he became blind (if he was blind) in adulthood.
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Life
Life
According to his writings, he was "born at the Rhine and grown up in Austria". He started his work as a poet around 1227 in Austria. Living under Leopold VI of Austria and Frederick II, Duke of Austria, his writings indicate a stay in Bohemia under Venceslas I of Bohemia. Apparently, Reinmar was continuously on the move after 1241. His last confirmed writing dates to 1248.
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Work
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages notes that von Zweter composed the work Sangspruchdichtung and “a single Leich (lai/lay)”, as well as “more than two hundred twelve-line, single-stanza songs.” He is considered an important poet, between Walther von der Vogelweide and Heinrich Frauenlob.
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1200
Reinmar von Zweter born at Zeutern.
1248
Reinmar von Zweter died.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q65257: Reinmar von Zweter
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- “Reinmar von Zweter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 118599518, Reinmar, von Zweter.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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von Zweter is featured as a minor character in Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser, alongside other poets of the time such as the aforementioned Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach. A portion of his “Leich” is quoted in the Umberto Eco novel The Name of the Rose.
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