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German poet
Depiction of Albrecht von Johansdorf in the
Codex Manesse
Albrecht von Johansdorf
(
c.
1180
? c.
1209
) was a
Minnesanger
and a minor noble in the service of
Wolfger of Erla
. Documents indicate that his life included the years 1185 to 1209. He may have known
Walther von der Vogelweide
and is believed to have participated in a
crusade
. He is known to have written at least five "recruitment" songs in
Middle High German
, most likely for the
Third Crusade
. His "Song 2" owes a debt to the structure and melody from a song in
Old French
by
trouvere
poet
Conon de Bethune
. His "Song 5", which mentions the capture of
Jerusalem
, may suggest that he wrote around 1190.
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Von Johansdorf's
Minnelieder
conform outwardly to the standard pattern of man subordinating himself to the woman above him and is responsible for the classical formulation of "the educative value of Minnedienst" (
daz ir deste werde sit und da bi hochgemuot
). His integrity and warmth of heart are most evident in poems referring to the departure for the crusade.
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