Meister Rumelant or Rumslant (' c. 1273after 1286 or 1287) was a

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

lyric poet. His origin is uncertain, although in his poems he referred to himself as a "

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". His name ("quit the land") suggests the life of a touring minstrel. He was the first to mention the 12 'tones' (standard melodies) of the

Meistersinger A (German for "master singer") was a member of a German guild for lyric poetry, composition and unaccompanied art song of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The Meistersingers were drawn from middle class males for the most part. Guilds The '' ...

. His ''Daz Gedeones wollenvluis'' is a

Minnelied (; "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 wr ...

on the subject of the mystic love (Minne) of God for the Virgin Mary. He is also known to have composed songs about the death by murder of the king Erik V of Denmark, also called Glipping, and for praising the new king

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; another famous song is ''Got In Vier Elementen Sich Erscheynet''. Very little is known about his life, he himself being mentioned in a few pages of the 14th century

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 ...

(414r-415r, where he is indicated as ''Meister Rumslant'') and of the Jenaer Liederbuch.

References

* Alfred Willi Hans Hartmann, Edmund Barczyk. "Jenaer Liederbuch", 1964. ASIN B0000BJ3PI. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rumelant 13th-century German composers Middle High German poets Medieval male composers 13th-century births Year of death unknown Date of death unknown 13th-century German poets Saxon people