Hartmann von Aue (Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages)
Early Life
As is often the case with medieval literary figures, what is known about the life of Hartmann von Aue is mainly conjecture. What knowledge there is does not come from official documents of the time but rather from personal comments which he makes in his own works and an analysis of his language. There are also several brief references to him in the work of his contemporaries and a coat of arms found in manuscript illustrations. Thus, even his place of birth is questioned by some scholars. Because of the peculiarities of his language, which point to the Alemmanic...
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