Heinrich von Freiberg was a

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. Hig ...

narrative poet at the court of

Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( cs, Václav II.; pl, Wacław II Czeski; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1 ...

. He is mainly noted for his continuation of

Gottfried von Strassburg Gottfried von Strassburg (died c. 1210) is the author of the Middle High German courtly romance ', an adaptation of the 12th-century ''Tristan and Iseult'' legend. Gottfried's work is regarded, alongside the ''Nibelungenlied'' and Wolfram von Esc ...

's ''Tristan'' in about 1290. The work is preserved in three complete

manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced i ...

s and five fragments.

Editions

*Reinhold Bechstein (ed.), ''Heinrich's von Freiberg Tristan'', Leipzig 1877.
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*Alois Bernt (ed.), ''Heinrich von Freiberg'', Halle/Saale, 1906, reprint 1978
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13th-century German poets Writers of Arthurian literature German poets Epic poets German male poets {{Germany-poet-stub