Ulrich von Türheim

Ulrich von Türheim was a German writer from the Augsburg area writing during the first half of the 13th century. Three of his works have survived: a conclusion to the version of the Tristan legend left unfinished by Gottfried von Strassburg; "Rennewart", a continuation of "Willehalm", left unfinished by Wolfram von Eschenbach; and fragments of a version of "Cligès" based on that of Chrétien de Troyes. It is not known whether this last work was a separate work or also a continuation, in this case of a now lost "Cligès" by Konrad Fleck. The relative chronology of these works is disputed, though "Rennewart" is generally regarded as the last.

Editions

*Ulrich von Türheim, "Tristan", edited by Thomas Kerth (Altdeutsche Textbibliothek 89), Tubingen 1979.
*Ulrich von Türheim, "Rennewart", edited by Alfred Hübner (Deutsche Texte des Mittelalters 3), Berlin 1938, ²1964.
*A. Bachmann, "Bruchstücke eines mittelhochdeutschen Cligès", "Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum" 32 (1888) 123ff.
*A. Vizkelety, "Neue Fragmente des mittelhochdeutschen Cligès", "Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie" 88 (1969) 409ff.

Further reading

*"Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters : Verfasserlexikon", Second Edition edited by Kurt Ruh, Berlin 1977-, volume 10.