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Record Number: 3085 Author(s)/Creator(s): Firestone , Ruth H. Contributor(s): Title: Queen Helche the Good: Model for Noblewomen [The author argues that the literary figure, Queen Helche, represents the ideal noble woman, who is intelligent and capable but also subordinate, loyal both to husband and realm. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Women as Protagonists and Poets in the German Middle Ages: An Anthology of Feminist Approaches to Middle High German Literature.  Edited by Albrecht Classen.  Kümmerle Verlag, 1991.  Pages 117 - 145. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Helche, Queen (Literary Figure) Literature - Verse Nibelungenlied, Middle High German Epic Noble Women Queens in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Germany Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Fort Hays State University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1991. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 3874527689

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