Rosengarten Bruchstücke (ca, 1250)
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Heroic Epic
Rosengarten Bruchstücke (ca, 1250)
Holz, G.(ed.): Die Gedichte des Rosengarten zu Worms. Halle/Saale 1893, Reprint Hildesheim 1982.
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(D2 I) In Burgund lives the mighty King Gibeche who owns the most beautiful rose-garden near the Rhine. Anyone who impairs the garden has to become his subject and servant. A golden thread marks the garden’s border, one span in width adorned with red gold and jewels. Twelve knights are the garden’s keepers who carry an angel on their flag.
Motif References:
C 519 Tabu: touching tree (plant) [garden] ‘ miscellaneous
F 818 Extraordinary garden
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Witege and the other heroes agree that they are not attracted by the kiss but by the prospect of the fighting contest. Dietrich complains about the fact that no lady will take a spouse unless he has fought him. The victor enjoys the pleasures of love while Dietrich has suffered serious wounds. Hildebrand gives out the battle orders: the first to fight is Hildebrand, followed by Dietrich, then Wolfhart comes third, Sigestap fourth, Vrout of Denmark fifth, Rüedeger sixth, Hatnît, King of Russia, seventh, Heime eighth, Witege nineth, Dietrich of Greece tenth, Dietleip of Styria is the eleventh. Dietrich inquires about the twelfth and they chose Jesân. If Dietrich agrees, Hildebrand will fetch him from the monastery where he has lived for 20 years. Jesân once has sworn an oath to Dietrich that he will come and fight for him. Amelôt takes care of Dietrich’s inheritance and his brother Diether.
Motif References:
M 100.0.1 (Li) Oath of allegiance
P 552 Battle formations
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
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(D2) Kriemhild has planted a magic linden-tree in her garden that contains a black bellow. When pulled, air floats through the tubes inside the tree and the marvelous birds sing, competing with each other. The linden is so broad that it provides shadow for 500 ladies. As decoration, the queen ordered a red silk awning. An ivory chair covered with costly silk stands under the tree on a fine marble shiny like a mirror.
Motif References:
F 786 Extraordinary chair
F 811 Extraordinary tree
D 1620 Magic automata
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Twelve knights protect the garden; they are promised a young lady and lordship for their service. Dietrich has to bring twelve champions. The prize is a kiss and a garland. Although Wolfhart refuses, Hildebrand decides that they should out to win a garland for his wife Kate.
Motif References:
Z 71.8 Formulistic number: twelve
F 818.2 Five demons [twelve knights] keepers of marvelous garden and palace
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(D1 III) Dietrich and Hildebrand ride to Îsaburc to fetch the monk Jesân. They arrive after two weeks’ journey and Hildebrand knocks on the door. The monks tell Jesân that he has visitors and to his amazement, he recognizes Hildebrand and Dietrich. Hildebrand reminds him of his oath. (12) Although Jesan refuses at first, he agrees after a short while, joyfully showing them his armor which he has covered with his monk’s cowl. The abbot and the monks wish Jesân well and Dietrich says they have to take the monk again when he comes back. After meal, they bring the horse for Jesân. He wears his monk’s cowl and takes spear and shield. The brothers curse him and wish he’d never return. He often had mistreated them, pulled their beards and played pranks on them. They return to Bern. The knights wonder about the monk Dietrich has brought with him. The eleven heroes welcome them but ask the monk after the purpose of his visit, because they have no intention of riding to a military expedition together with a monk. Hildebrand warns them about the monk’s anger. They depart for Worms.
Motif References:
P 56 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes hermit
M 100.0.1 (Li) Oath of allegiance
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(D2 IV) 1 King Etzel, king over thirty countries, returns to his court together with Dietrich, Hildebrand, Wolfhart, Sigestap and monk Jesân. Etzel takes Dietrich and Hildebrand by the hand and leads them to lady Herche, who welcomes them warmly. She is curious about the rose-garden and soon learns about the magic linden-tree. Lady Herche has forged them twelve golden mêrwunder for their battle garments. Every mouth of the ornament carries a carbuncle. She gives them twelve helmets inlaid with jewels and twelve spears ornate with an hyacinth. Furthermore, she has a tent made inlaid with red gold and jewels.
Motif References:
Q 20.1 Reward for service of god, hero or ascetic for a period
P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady
P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms
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15 Lady Herches bids them to fight for her honor. They say farewell to the ladies, put on their beautiful armor and mount their horses. The battle-horn blows to announce their departure. Hildebrand shows their flags. (D2 VI) 2 They decide to send a messenger to find out if the twelve Wormsian knights are prepared for battle. Etzel sends Rüediger and equips him with precious garments for 1000 marks. Ruedeger rides to Worms.
Motif References:
P 14.15.2 Court messenger
P 552.6 (Tu) Conscription of troops: summoning allies as preparation for war
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Rüedeger meets the ladies sitting under the linden-tree, who ask for his name. He introduces himself as Etzel’s man. The most beautiful among the ladies is Kriemhild. Kriemhild wears beautiful jewelry, a crown with five bows adorned with precious stones. In the first bow a coral is set, an emerald in the second, a carbuncle in the third, a jâchant in the forth, a diamond is set in the middle of the two bows. A ruby is inlaid in the fifth bow. The messenger bows before the queen, handing her the letter. She gives it to her scribe and has it read. It says that Dietrich and Etzel want to visit Kriemhild for fighting pleasure. She is convinced that her knights will gain victory and make the others their servants. The chaplain reads the letter to the ladies. Rüedeger is eager to listen to the birds on the linden-tree. Kriemhild has the bellow pressed and the birds sing. A maiden plays rotte. Rüedeger in his joy rewards her with his costly garment for playing.
Motif References:
Q 95 Reward for musician
P 425 Scribe
F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman
F 811 Extraordinary tree
D 1620 Magic automata
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Kriemhild asks him for his name and offers one of the twelve princesses as prize. Rüedeger refuses, telling her that he only came to deliver the message and settle time and place of the fight. Kriemhild answers that the contest may begin in this hour in the rose-garden in front of them. Rüedeger rides back to tell them.
Motif References:
T 68 Princess offered as prize
Z 71.8 Formulistic number: twelve
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(D1 VII) 1: Sigestap prepares to fight Rienolt of Milan. They engage in a furious battle. After wounding Rienolt, both ride back to their kings. Etzel sends Hildebrand to learn the battle order. Gibeche tells him. 1. Gibeche – Hildebrand. 2. Gunthêr – Urenot of Denmark. 3. Gernot – Rüedeger. 4. Hagen – Wolfhart, 5. Walthêr of France – Hatnît of Russia 6. Stuotvuhs – Dietleip of Styria 7. Giant Aspriân – Witege 8. Giant Schrûtân of Prussia – Heime 9. Herbart – Dietrich of Greece. 10. Volker of Alzeil –Monk Jesân. 11. Siegfried – Dietrich. Gibeche tells him about Marolt wounded on the wake. Hildebrand knows about Sigestap.
Motif References:
P 552 Battle formations
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561 Tests of valor
H 1561.1 Tests of valor: tournament
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(D1 VIII) 1: Hildebrand has their huts burned down. The battle-horn blows announcing their departure for the rose-garden. Hagen, wearing his helmet with the golden horns, inquires about his opponent. Hildebrand calls forth Wolfhart who carries his shield with a golden wolf painted on it. A furious battle starts. The horses are slain.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
F 824 Extraordinary [part of] armor
F 824.2 Extraordinarily painted shield
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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(D1 IX) 1 Gibeche calls Asprian, while Hildebrand calls Witege. Witege refuses, demanding that he will not even fight for 20,000 marks. When Dietrich promises him a fief and his horse Schemming, he gladly accepts. Rüediger arms him. The giant Asprian is two fathoms tall and soon drives Witege to the garden’s end. Hurriedly, Hildebrand rouses him by saying the horse will be Dietrich’s forever. Incited, Witege cuts off the giant’s hand. However, the giant fights until Witege is on his knees. He jumps up, cuts off the giant’s legs, then his shoulder.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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(D1 IX) 1 Gibeche calls up the giant Schrûtan to avenge his brother’s death. Quickly Schrûtan arms himself and storms forward. Hildebrand calls Heime. The furious battle lasts for one hour. Heime cuts the giant to pieces.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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(D1 XI) 1 Gibeche calls Stuotvuhs, Hildebrand calls Dietleib and they engage in a furious battle. Dietleib cuts off his opponents head and the body falls to the ground.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
RosGBr-17:
(D1 XII) 1 Gibeche calls Gunther who wears a helmet ornate with a crown. Hildebrand calls Urenot of Denmark. When their spears break, they grab their swords. Gunther beats Urinot heavily with his sword who fights back. The queen interferes.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
RosGBr-18:
(D1 XIII) 405 King Gibeche calls Gernot who puts on Gunther’s harness. Hildebrand calls Rüedeger. When the spears are broken, they take their swords. A young lady sympathizing with Rüedeger prays for his victory. Kriemhild slaps her. 6,2 Rüedeger nearly kills Gernot. Kriemhild separates them.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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(D1 XV) 1 Gibeche calls up Hebart, Hildebrand calls up Dietrich of Greece. Both fighters engage in a furious fight. Eventually Herbart hits the ground defeated.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
RosGBr-20:
(D1 XVII) 1 Hildebrand calls his brother Jesân who is very angry because no one dares to fight him. In his fury, he cuts the roses with his sword. Kriemhild tells her father he has to choose an opponent and he calls Volker, who wears a fiddle on his shield. In the following furious battle, monk Jesân pushes Volker right into the group of ladies. Kriemhild threatens to complain (by a letter) to the abbot to have him fast as penance. Jesân says he fasts when he decides to.
Motif References:
P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
RosGBr-21:
(D1 XIV) 1 Gibeche calls Walther. Hildebrand tells him he has to fight with Harnît of Russia. Soon the fighters engage in a hard battle. Both fall to the ground and continue their fight with their swords. Both batter the swords on the other’s shields. The fight lasts over one hour. Kriemhild separates them.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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(D1 XVIII) 1 Siegfried asks for his opponent. Hildebrand calls Dietrich who refuses because of Siegfried’s invulnerability. Hildebrand rebukes him for his cowardice. Angrily, Dietrich leaves the garden, unbinding his helmet. Dietrich accuses Hildebrand that he wants him to meet death. If so, he never will rule his country. Hildebrand bursts into tears. Wolfhart offers to put on Dietrich’s armor and fight Siegfried. Hildebrand refuses, knowing that Dietrich’s anger has to be aroused. Dietrich asks Hildebrand if another fighter has appeared. Hildebrand tells him there hasn’t and rides to the hillside. Both bind their horses to a tree and then Hildebrand provokes a fight with Dietrich by calling him a coward and a changeling. He even slaps his face. Soon Dietrich’s anger forces him to fight back. Hildebrand falls to the ground.
Motif References:
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
P 556.0.1 (Bm) Challenge to single combat [feud]
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
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Hildebrand goes down. Wolfhart takes Dietrich’s sword and reproaches him for refusing to fight before the ladies. Dietrich threatens to attack Wolfhart. Wolfhart refuses. Dietrich has his horse brought. Hildebrand advises to pretend that he has been slain.
Motif References:
K 1860 Deception by feigned death (sleep)
K 2369 Military strategy – miscellaneous
RosGBr-24:
(D2) The duchess of Ireland notices Siegfried coming. Dietrich calls out for the heroes to come forward. Siegfried shows his sword Balmung and Dietrich produces his sword Rôsen. (D1) The champions engage in a furious battle spilling so much blood that the grass is covered.
Motif References:
F 833 Extraordinary sword
RosGBr-25:
(D2) Dietrich and Siegfried engage in a furious battle. Fire sparks from their helmets. Siegfried gains new power by thinking of Kriemhild’s kisses. He makes Dietrich retreat and hurriedly Hildebrand shouts ‘shame’, mocking Dietrich. Falling into his battle rage, Dietrich starts to fume smelling like a house on fire. The heat softens Siegfried’s horn cover, but still he fights back. Dietrich wounds Siegfried, cutting his harness. Kriemhild rushes to separate the fighters. Kriemhild and her ladies plead for mercy. Dietrich ignores their pleas by pretending not to hear them and soon he breaks Siegfried’s helmet. The desperate ladies start to throw chairs between them. However, infuriated Dietrich makes matchwood of the chairs.
Motif References:
F 873.0.1 Battle rage
RosGBr-26:
65,2 The horrified queen advises her ladies to beg for Siegfried’s life. Eventually, Dietrich agrees. They carry Siegfried to a chair and put off his harness.
Motif References:
P 55 Wild man of noble birth
RosGBr-27:
(D1) While the fight continues, Hildebrand asks Wolfhart how Dietrich is performing. When he learns that he is not doing very well because of his wounds, Hildebrand advises to tell Dietrich that Hildebrand has already been buried. (52, 2) Hildebrand and Gibeche fight. Gibeche forces Hildebrand back, Dietrich calls out to encourage him. Hildebrand strikes Gibeche with a hard blow. Blood flows. Beautiful women cry out asking the queen if she wants to loose her father. Kriemhild begs Hildebrand to let her father live and eventually Hildebrand agrees. Gibeche surrenders his castle, crown and country to Etzel.
Motif References:
P 559 (Li) Peace: making and conditions of peace (ransom, reparations, submission)
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