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Record Number:
45922
Author(s)/Creator(s):
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Title:
The Pagan Royal Couple
Source:
Middle High German Legends in English Translation. Edited by Jef Jacobs, Kenny Louwen, Bart Veldhoen and Barend Verkerk. Leiden University Press, 2021. Pages 168 - 219.
Description:
The Pagan Royal Couple
is the last part of a long poem entitled
Der Saelden Hort
(The Treasury of Salvation). The second part of
Der Saelden Hort
concerns Mary Magdalen including this story in which she converts the childless king and queen of Provence. Once they have a child through the Magdalen's prayer, they travel to Rome. However, they undergo a long separation only to be reunited through their trust in God.
Article Type:
Edition of Text ; Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Conversion, Religious in Literature
Der Saelden Hort, Middle High German Poem
Hagiography
Mary Magdalene, Saint in Literature
Pagans in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
13
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Related Resources:
The German text comes from Heinrich Adrian. Der Saelden Hort: Alemannisches Gedicht vom Leben Jesu, Johannes des Täufers und der Magdalena. (Weidmannische Buchhandlung, 1927). Das heidnische Fürstenpaar, pp. 192-212.
Author's Affiliation:
Leiden University [Jacobs and Veldhoen, both retired]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2021.
Language:
English ; Middle High German
ISSN/ISBN:
9789087283728 (hbk); 9789400604186 (online)