#Eschenbach

[postcard-from-the-past]

Castle of Eschenbach, Bavaria, Germany

German vintage postcard

[schorschidk]

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[cuties-in-codices]

parzival & feirefiz

illustration for a copy of wolfram von eschenbach's arthurian poem "parzival", lake constance region, c. 1467

source: Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. AA 91, fol. 158v

"Because his father was white and his mother black, Feirefiz's skin consists of black and white patches. His appearance is compared to that of a magpie or a parchment with writing on it, though he is considered very handsome." (wikipedia)

[queer-ragnelle]

Do you have a guide/a recommended reading list for getting into Arthurian legends? I’ve been really getting into it in the past few months but I feel like I’m missing out on a lot of the foundations of it. (If you don’t and this is too big of an ask totally feel free to ignore this lol)

hello, anon.

i don't currently although i have plans to add another page to my blog listing medieval texts as well as links to download pdfs of them. i have english translations of texts originating in belarussian, dutch, french, german, hebrew, italian, latin, middle english, and last but not least, welsh.

in the mean time, i've collected for you some key texts that are readily available to read for free online!

le morte d'arthur by sir thomas malory [part 1] [part 2]

the history of the britons by nennius [here]

the mabinogion translated by lady charlotte guest [here]

four romances by chrétien de troyes [here]

parzival by wolfram von eschenbach [part 1] [part 2]

the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle translated by thomas hahn [here]

sir gawain and the green knight translated by j. r. r. tolkien [here]

better translations/formatting forthcoming! enjoy. :^)

[we-are-knight]

Parzival is a high medieval story, featuring king Arthur and the holy grail. It was written in Germany close to the year 1200. At that time knights were fighting in mail armour which they refer to as harness in the epos - not hauberk. Here is what was found:

1. Knights have rust and dust on them after wearing mail armor. It also stains their undergarments.

2. Knights always have assistance for putting on armour. Yet when abandoned and all alone Parzival is able to put on his harness by him self.

3. The harness has laces and they get frequently checked for wear and tear.

4. The harness has a mail hood that can be opened without taking the armour off.

5. People appreciate shiny mail armour.

And the following is the passage in which the protagonist sees mail armour for the first time. He is a little boy and in his nativity he sees some knights and thinks they are gods:

(English adaptation)

Loud they laughed as the boy spake further, 'Good knight, what may these be?

These rings that so close around thee, above and below I see.'

Then he handled, with curious finger, the armour the knight did bear,

His coat of mail close-linkèd as behovèd a knight to wear;

And he spake as he looked on the harness, 'My mother's maidens string

On their chains, and around their fingers, full many a shining ring,

But they cling not so close to each other as these rings that here I see,

I cannot force them asunder, what good are they then to thee?'

(original:)

aber sprach der knappe sân,

dâ von ein lachen wart getân.

«ay ritter guot, waz mahtu sîn?

du hâst sus manec vingerlîn

an dînen lîp gebunden,

dort oben unt hie unden.»

aldâ begreif des knappen hant

swaz er îsers ame fürsten vant:

dez harnasch begunder schouwen.

«mîner muoter juncfrouwen

ir vingerlîn an snüeren tragnt,

diu niht sus an einander ragnt.»

der knappe sprach durch sînen muot

zem fürsten «war zuo ist diz guot,

daz dich sô wol kan schicken?

ine mages niht ab gezwicken.»

[illustratus]

Poster for the Richard Wagner opera Lohengrin, The Swan Knight

by Alfred Choubrac

[werter-herr-goethe]

ich liebe längst tote schriftsteller zu behandeln wie meine eigenen charaktere.

[gawrkin]

[...]

The two funniest thing from Parzival:

Wolfram thought he was being clever when flipped the names around: "Terre-de-la-schoye"? From Mount "Fay-Morgan"? It's like calling the ruler of Britain "King Camelot of Arthur"

The sheer hilarity of Morgan le Fay being Arthur's great-grandmother instead of a sister

[aschenblumen]

Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder (4. Im Abendrot). Texto de Joseph von Eichendorff. Christoph von Eschenbach, director René Fleming, soprano

Tritt her und lass sie schwirren,  bald ist es Schlafenszeit,  dass wir uns nicht verirren  In dieser Einsamkeit.  O weiter, stiller Friede!  So tief im Abendrot,  wie sind wir wandermüde-  ist dies etwa der Tod?

Ich habe viel an ihn gedacht, als ich diesen Liederzyklus gehört habe. Ich hoffe, es geht ihm gut.

[breitzbachbea]

Breaking news, Myth AU Railey does NOT qualify as Hohe Minne!!! Not because of the fucking, but because Tahir is NOT taking the deep romantic and exclusive bond seriously!!! My man, you can't just ask that big hunky blonde to plow you to relieve stress, you gotta want his heart!!! Unbelieveable.

[justwatchmyeyes]

Es gibt keine schüchternen Lehrlinge mehr, es gibt nur noch schüchterne Meister. ~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

[postcard-from-the-past]

Castle of Eschenbach, Bavaria, Germany

German vintage postcard

[schorschidk]

Verkauf: Eschenbach Porzellan - 4 tiefe Porzellanteller Speiseteller Eschenbach. Diese Teller sind der pure Wahnsinn, sie sehen nicht nur gut aus, sie sind einfach qualitativ sehr hochwertig. Teller sind gebraucht, aber dennoch gut erhalten. Die Schrift auf der Unterseite der Teller ist auf Grund des Alters mal deutlich zu erkennen, auf einem anderen Teller jedoch wieder weniger deutlich (siehe Fotos). Durchmesser: 22 cm, H��he: 4 cm. Den Link zu meinen Verkaufsangeboten findet Ihr im Profil. #teller #porzellan #porzellanliebe #speiseteller #eschenbach ##qualitat #ebay #schorschidk #zuverkaufen #sofortkauf (hier: Silke's Fundgrube) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY9Qi22oJEB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[milkywayan]

started reading Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach (early 13th century) and I find it very funny how in (german) medieval literature (including the norse hero sagas in the eddas, and the volsungs saga) the heros are always "yes he was so beautiful and perfect and everyone loved him and he was so strong and never failed at anything, and people threw their money at him because he was so great"

when today we call that a gary stue, and dismiss heros like that

are there any medievalists that can talk about this? is there a reason behind the perfect hero? or was that just the trend?

[queer-ragnelle]

thanks for answering my genre-awareness question! today i am pondering which arthuriana character(s) come off the most genderqueer/gender-nonconforming. gender-aware, if you will

Hello again anon.

To me, the obvious answer is Perceval, particularly as written in Parzival. Here's an essay Clothes Make the Man: Parzival Dressed and Undressed by Michael D. Amey that really highlights my thoughts on this. Ironically I think it's because Perceval starts out gender unaware that the character then circles around to gender "aware." It's all a performance for Perceval, knighthood as a gender role, so it speaks to some level of nonconformity in that respect. (For others, it's a career, for Perceval it's an identity.) Amey explains it best, I think. Perceval is queer in all directions to me. Collecting the letters.

[notthatcount]

Instead of working on the half dozen pieces i've promised people i spent all day making superheroes out of characters from medieval poetry, but anyway this is The Virago and Condwiramurs, I'll put character info, powers, and design ramblings under the cut-

I like the idea of doing more superheroes based on ancient/historic lit, if anyone has ideas for characters to pull from lmk I have one more in the tank but after that I could use suggestions, I'm aiming for pre 1200s ideally

The Virago (she/her)

Virago isn't based on a specific character, more just on the trope, but I imagine her as sort of a loner antihero, weirdly the first thing I'm thinking of as a reference is early Silver Surfer.

Design is pretty obviously based on the phantom of the opera and Batman. I wanted a dramatic, tailored look, but ultimately something simple. Went for a subtle "V" design on the belt and under the collar.

I imagine Virago's powers involve something similar to the abilities that the Virago trope tends to expound, so precognition, reality altering, op stuff like that. Her club isn't special or anything it's just a really heavy club.

Condwiramurs (she/her)

Condwiramurs is based on the character of the same name from Parzival, although I took most of the inspiration from the theorized translation of the name: "to guide true love".

Condwiramurs' design was obviously based a bit on Cupid, and I also wanted it to be more functional than Virago's. Her tunic/scapula thing is both a reference to early comic book archer designs (namely Hawkeye's original getup) and a reference to dress styles in the middle ages and how they're described in the poetry.

Condwiramurs' powers involve enhanced sight and hand eye coordination that come as a result of having the ability to see the best path forward. This is vague, but I imagined her being able to see paths of light guiding her- not quite seeing the future, just getting a nudge. Her arrows are non-lethal, mostly trackers, grappling hooks, and stuff like that.

I really like it when superheroes are used as a medium to tell deeper stories about marginalization and social structures (enigma, x-men, the watchmen show... even sandman a little bit), and I think any story I'd put these two into would be like that, but I don't have anything concrete yet.