Meister Rumelant
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Meister Rumelant or Rumslant ( c. 1273after 1286 or 1287) was a Middle High German
lyric poet. His origin is uncertain, although in his poems he referred to himself as a "Saxon
". 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
.
His Daz Gedeones wollenvluis is a Minnelied
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 Eric VI of Denmark
; 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
(414r-415r, where he is indicated as Meister Rumslant) and of the Jenaer Liederbuch.
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
lyric poet. His origin is uncertain, although in his poems he referred to himself as a "Saxon
Saxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
". 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
Meistersinger
A Meistersinger 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:...
.
His Daz Gedeones wollenvluis is a Minnelied
Minnesang
Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century. People who wrote and performed Minnesang are known as Minnesingers . The name derives from the word minne, Middle High German for love which was their main...
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 Eric VI of Denmark
Eric VI of Denmark
Eric VI Menved was King of Denmark and a son of Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg.He became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered 20 November by unknown assailants...
; 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
Codex Manesse
The Codex Manesse, Manesse Codex, or Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift is a Liederhandschrift , the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry, written and illustrated between ca. 1304 when the main part was completed, and ca...
(414r-415r, where he is indicated as Meister Rumslant) and of the Jenaer Liederbuch.