He was buried in the Frauenkirche of Eschenbach, where his tomb was still to be seen in the seventeenth century. He seems to have died soon after his patron, for his last works were left unfinished. The date of his death is uncertain he certainly survived the landgrave, whose death he alludes to in his poem "Willehaim". After the landgrave's death (1217) the poet returned to his home. Parts of his "Parzival" were composed there. Wolfram lead a wandering life, and after 1203 stayed repeatedly at Eisenach at the Court of the landgrave Hermann of Thuringia. But the words in question may simply be an honorary title. In his "Parzival" he speaks of the Count of Wertheim as Min Herre, whence it has been surmised that he was a vassal of that count. All that he owned was the small estate of Wildenberg (now Wehlenberg) near Ansbach. though of noble birth, he was poor, possibly because he was a younger son. The town of Eschenbach, whence he gets his name, is a little southeast of Ansbach in Franconian territory. Our scanty information about his life is derived mainly from his works. Generally regarded as the greatest of Middle-High-German epic poets, date of birth unknown d. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download.
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