König Rother
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König Rother
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König Rother is the earliest Middle High German epic poem. It consists of 5,204 lines of rhymed couplets. The author is unknown, but was probably a clergyman writing in Bavaria. It was written no earlier than 1152, probably before 1180. The earliest manuscript, Heidelberg Cpg 390, is from around 1200 and is also the only complete copy. Three fragmentary manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries are known. The theme of König Rother is the "dangerous bridal quest". Traditionally classified as a
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Middle High German epic poem
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