Das Hildebrandslied
By: in der langobardischen Urfassung heregestellt
Series: Philologische Studien und Quellen; Philologische Studien und Quellen
Publisher: E. Schmidt
Published: 1959
Place of publication: [Berlin]
Language: ger
Number of pages: 106
Description: The Hildebrandslied is a heroic lay written in Old High German alliterative verse. It is the earliest poetic text in German, and it tells of the tragic encounter in battle between a father and a son who does not recognize him.
Notes: "Überlieferter und kritischer Text" (on opposite pages): p. 46-49