Konrad Fleck

	Konrad Fleck Konrad Fleck was a thirteenth-century German poet, who wrote in the Alemannic German dialect. Not much is known about his life: he may have been from Alsace or the Basel district. His works include a version of ''Floris and Blancheflour ''Floris and Blancheflour'' is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions. It first appears in Europe around 1160 in "aristocratic" French. Roughly between the period ...''. External links * Page on his ''Flore and Blanschfleur'' (German language) German poets 13th-century German poets German male poets {{Germany-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alemannic German Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (''Alemannisch'', ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alamanni ("all men"). Distribution Alemannic dialects are spoken by approximately ten million people in several countries: * In Europe: Switzerland: all German-speaking parts of the country except Samnaun Germany: centre and south of Baden-Württemberg, Swabia, and certain districts of Bavaria Austria: Vorarlberg, Reutte District of Tyrol Liechtenstein France: Alsace region ( Alsatian dialect) and in some villages of the Phalsbourg county, in Lorraine Italy: Gressoney-La-Trinité, Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Issime, Alagna Valsesia, Rimella and Formazza, in some other villages almost extinct Outside Europe: * United States: Allen and Adams County, Indiana, by the Amish there and also in their daughter settlements in Indiana and other U.S. states. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar (Colonia Tovar dialect) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Floris And Blancheflour ''Floris and Blancheflour'' is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions. It first appears in Europe around 1160 in "aristocratic" French. Roughly between the period 1200 and 1350 it was one of the most popular of all the romantic plots. The story of ''Floris and Blancheflour'' The following synopsis is from the original Old French "aristocratic" version (''Floire et Blancheflor'') of the late 12th century. The Middle English version of the poem derives from an Old French "aristocratic" version but differs somewhat in details. The opening section concerning how the two are born is missing from the English versions. Originally it dates to around 1250 and was called ''Floris and Blanchefleur''. Old French version Felix, King of Al-Andalus ( Muslim Spain), on one of his ventures into Galicia in northwestern Spain attacks a band of Christian pilgrims en route on the Way of St James to the famous mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	German Poets This list contains the names of individuals (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote poetry in the German language. Most are identified as "German poets", but some are not German. A Abraham a Sancta Clara Friedrich Achleitner Dietmar von Aist Heinrich Albert (composer) * Der wilde Alexander * Hermann Allmers * Peter Paul Althaus Günther Anders Alfred Andersch Ernst Moritz Arndt Achim von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Hans Arp H. C. Artmann Hans Erasmus Aßmann Hartmann von Aue Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg Rose Ausländer B Ingeborg Bachmann Hugo Ball Wolfgang Bauer Konrad Bayer Johannes Robert Becher Richard Beer-Hofmann Gottfried Benn Michael Beheim Werner Bergengruen Thomas Bernhard F.W. Bernstein Marcel Beyer Horst Bienek Otto Julius Bierbaum Wolf Biermann Johannes Bobrowski Paul Boldt Wolfgang Borchert Nicolas Born Thomas Brasch Volker Braun Bertolt Brecht Helene Brehm * Clemens von Brentano Theo Breuer Rolf Dieter Brinkmann * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	13th-century German Poets The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 ( MCCI) through December 31, 1300 ( MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Europe. The conquests of Hulagu Khan and other Mongol invasions changed the course of the Muslim world, most notably the Siege of Baghdad (1258), the destruction of the House of Wisdom and the weakening of the Mamluks and Rums which, according to historians, caused the decline of the Islamic Golden Age. Other Muslim powers such as the Mali Empire and Delhi Sultanate conquered large parts of West Africa and the Indian subcontinent, while Buddhism witnessed a decline through the conquest led by Bakhtiyar Khilji. The Southern Song dynasty would begin the century as a prosperous kingdom but would eventually be invaded and annexed into the Yuan dynasty of the Mongols. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan would be invaded by the Mongols. Gorye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]