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# Walther von der Vogelweide

(1170–1230)   Composer   Holy Roman Empire

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Walther von der Vogelweide was a composer from the Holy Roman Empire, best known for *Gedichte*.

## Quick Facts About Walther von der Vogelweide

Born January 1, 1170

Died January 1, 1230

Nationality Holy Roman Empire

Profession Composer

Notable works Gedichte

Known for Palästinalied, Unter der Linden, Lieder, Sprüche

## About Walther von der Vogelweide

Walther von der Vogelweide was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs (Sprüche) in Middle High German. Walther has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goethe; his hundred or so love-songs are widely regarded as the pinnacle of Minnesang, the medieval German courtly love song tradition, and his innovations breathed new life into this genre. He was also the first political poet to write in German, with a considerable body of encomium, satire, invective, and moralising.

##  Quotes by Walther von der Vogelweide

> [The mouthpiece of the half-inarticulate, all-suggesting music that is at once the very soul and the inseparable garment of romance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walther-von-der-vogelweide/the-mouthpiece-of-the-half-inarticulate-all-suggesting-music-that-is/)

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[Garments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/garments/)

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> [Winter has caused damage everywhere: meadow and forest are all grey, where before you heard many sounds. If I could see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walther-von-der-vogelweide/winter-has-caused-damage-everywhere-meadow-and-forest-are-all-grey/)

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[Awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awake/)

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> [For five hundred years after Walther's death - until Goethe - no German lyric poet was his equal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walther-von-der-vogelweide/for-five-hundred-years-after-walther-s-death-until-goethe-no-german/)

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[Equal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equal/)

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