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Wolfram von Eschenbach

c. 1170 – c. 1220 · 13th century

Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight and poet, one of the greatest writers of medieval German literature. His epic Parzival, adapted from Chrétien de Troyes, tells the story of the knight's quest for the Grail; he also wrote the unfinished Willehalm and Titurel. Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia was one of his patrons, and Wagner's opera Parsifal is based on his work.

Wolfram von Eschenbach
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Landgraviate of Thuringia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wolfram von Eschenbach. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wolfram-von-eschenbach
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