Ludwigslied

E17824

Old High German poem historical poem religious poem vernacular literature

Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.

Aliases (2)

Ludwigslied von den Normannen ×1
Song of Ludwig ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old High German poem → historical poem → religious poem → vernacular literature →
addressee	Louis III of West Francia →
alsoKnownAs	Ludwigslied von den Normannen → Song of Ludwig →
approximateCompositionYear	881 → 882 →
associatedWith	Carolingian Renaissance → Louis III of West Francia →
author	unknown →
compositionDate	late 9th century →
currentRepository	Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes →
describesEvent	Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu →
describesEventDate	3 August 881 →
form	rhymed poem →
genre	poetry →
historicalContext	Carolingian period → Viking raids in West Francia →
influencedField	medieval German philology → study of Old High German →
language	Old High German →
literarySignificance	early example of German vernacular religious poetry → important source for Old High German language → one of the earliest substantial works in Old High German →
mainSubject	victory of Louis III over the Vikings →
manuscriptLocation	Valenciennes →
manuscriptWitness	Codex 150, Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes →
mentions	Vikings →
meter	accentual verse →
numberOfVerses	59 →
placeOfComposition	East Francia → Regensburg →
praises	Louis III of West Francia →
relatedWork	Sequence of Saint Eulalia →
religiousTheme	Christian kingship → divine aid in battle →
rhymeScheme	end rhyme →
script	Caroline minuscule →
survivingTextStatus	fragmentarily preserved but substantially complete →
theme	Christian interpretation of military victory → divine justice → royal piety →
transmission	preserved in a single medieval manuscript →
verseForm	rhyming couplets →
workType	panegyric →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ludwigslied ("Ludwigslied von den Normannen") → Ludwigslied ("Song of Ludwig") →	alsoKnownAs
Old High German →	notableText