German knight and poet (1170–1220)
A German knight who wrote what became the defining grail romance of the Middle Ages — his verses shaped how Europe imagined the quest, the court, and the code of chivalry for centuries after his death.
Wolfram von Eschenbach lived sometime between around 1160 and 1220, a knight who turned to poetry and composition in an age when most warriors couldn't read. As a Minnesinger he wrote lyric verse, but his reputation rests on the epic poems that followed. Medieval German literature claims him as one of its greatest, a poet who fused the knightly world he knew with narrative ambition few contemporaries matched. The work survives; the man behind it remains mostly shadow.
Sourced, dated quotes from Wolfram von Eschenbach
Die sint tœrscher denne beiersch her,unt doch bî manlîcher wer.swer in den zwein landen wirt,gefuoge ein wunder an im birt.
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival…was where love and marriage were brought together. It was an apple of a story. That's my favorite love story.
By common consent, Wolfram is the greatest medieval poet before Dante.
By the miracle of genius he created a masterpiece [Parzival], epic in scope, noble in purpose, humorous, humane, tender, and rational.
No platforms connected yet.
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
Similar profiles worth watching
Germany
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)
