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Otfrid of Weissenburg

c. 800–after 870 · 9th century

Otfrid of Weissenburg was a Benedictine monk of Wissembourg Abbey in Alsace and the first German poet known by name. Around 863 to 871 he completed his Gospel Harmony, or Evangelienbuch, a retelling of the Gospels in Old High German verse that was the first major German work to use end rhyme instead of alliteration.

Otfrid of Weissenburg
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Free Imperial City of Wissembourg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Otfrid of Weissenburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/otfrid-of-weissenburg
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