The Manuscript, Orthography, and Dialect of the Hildebrandslied
Frederick H. Wilkens
The Old Saxon (or High German) Hildebrandslied occupies a unique position among the remains of Germanic antiquity. It is only specimen ancient German national epic preserved in O.H.G. or O.S. language. Interesting as this noble poem is, when considered by itself, it gains still more interest viewed an older type poetry developed into perfection, at later period, works like Nibelungenlied . Its orthography and dialect also offer most interesting problems. These considerations will explain why renewed detailed examination manuscript, orthography, were deemed justifiable.
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