Codex Manesse 192v - Albrecht von Rapperswil

Codex Manesse 193r - Albrecht von Rapperswil

Albrecht von Rapperswil (also ''Raprechtswil'', fl. ca. 1280) is one of the

Minnesinger (; "love song") was a tradition of lyric- and song-writing in Germany and Austria that flourished in the Middle High German period. This period of medieval German literature began in the 12th century and continued into the 14th. People who w ...

s featured in the ''

Codex Manesse The Codex Manesse (also Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift or Pariser Handschrift) is a ''Liederhandschrift'' (manuscript containing songs), the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German ''Minnesang'' poetry, written and illustrat ...

''. He was a '' ministerialis'' in the service of the

counts of Rapperswil The House of Rapperswil respectively Counts of Rapperswil (''Grafen von Rapperwil'' since 1233, before ''Lords'') ruled the upper ''Zürichsee'' and ''Seedamm'' region around Rapperswil and parts of, as of today, Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Gl ...

, in the rank of a '' marchschal''. Albrecht is depicted in Codex Manesse fol. 192v in the act of

joust Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two horse riders wielding lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of heavy cavalry, with each participant trying to strike the opponen ...

ing. Three songs attributed to him are recorded on fol. 193r. The songs are in three verses, with the first verse of each describing nature in springtime, and the second and third verse dedicated to the beauty of the beloved lady.

References

*Wolfgang Stammler, Karl Langosch et al.: ''Verfasserlexikon – Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters''. S. 199/200. Walter de Gruyter, 1978, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albrecht von Rapperswil People from Rapperswil-Jona House of Rapperswil Minnesingers 13th-century Swiss people 13th-century German poets Ministeriales