The
Christherre-Chronik (named after its opening words, "Christ the Lord") is a 13th-century world chronicle from Thüringen, written in
Middle High German rhyming couplets. It was written by a churchman in the service of
Henry III, Markgrave of Meissen, and may be seen as attempting a spiritual answer to the courtly world chronicle of
Rudolf von Ems. The work begins with the creation of the world and was apparently intended to follow world history until the poet's own day, but it was never finished. It breaks off during the account of the book of judges, and in the manuscripts it is continued with text from other chronicles, including (ironically) that of Rudolf, and also sometimes the
Weltchronik of
Jans der Enikel.
There is still no edition of this text. Excerpts with English translations can be found in: Graeme Dunphy (ed.),
History as Literature: German World Chronicles of the Thirteenth Century in Verse. Kalamazoo 2003.
Middle High German}}}
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: gmh
ISO 639-3: gmh
Middle High German (MHG, German Mittelhochdeutsch
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Henry III, der Erlauchte or Henry the Illustrious (c. 1215, probably in Meissen–15 February 1288, Dresden), Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia, son of Dietrich, Margrave of Meissen and Jutta of Thuringia.
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Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 - 1254) was a mediaeval German epic poet.
Life
Rudolf von Ems was born in the Vorarlberg, in what is now Austria. He took his name from the castle of Hohenems near Bregenz, now in Austria, and was a knight in the service of the Counts of Montfort.
..... Click the link for more information. Jans der Enikel, i.e. "Jans the Grandson" was a Viennese poet and historian of the late 13th century. He wrote a Weltchronik (history of the world) and a Fürstenbuch (history of Vienna), both in Middle High German verse.
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