Motif Index of German Secular Narratives                 
Published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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Ainune (>1200)
Ain-1
  

Miscellaneous Romances

Ainune (>1200)
Meyer-Benfey, H.: Mittelhochdeutsche Übungsstücke, 2nd ed., Halle/Saale 1920. p. 132-139.

Ain-1:   A king is in love with a queen (Ainune). (20) They meet and the king at first remains silent out of love. (96) Then they talk about love-matters, the king declares his love and woes the queen. He finally convinces her of his true love and (196) Ainune agrees to ask her counsellors to decide his wooing. (199) She once offered herself, her lands and people to a valorous knight who rescued her from danger but who was not free to accept her offer. (236) The queen’s counselor gives consent to their marriage.
Motif References:

T 0 Love
P 28 Marriage of queen
T 42 Conversation of lovers
T 50 Wooing