Old High German poem "Muspilli"
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The Old High German poem "Muspilli" is a fragmentary 9th-century Christian eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the final destruction of the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Muspilli | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological poem
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Old High German poem ⓘ literary fragment ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 103 lines ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carolingian court culture ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
battle between Elijah and the Antichrist
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cosmic conflagration ⓘ division of the blessed and the damned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | East Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Carolingian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| extent | fragmentary ⓘ |
| form | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical apocalyptic texts
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patristic eschatological writings ⓘ |
| language | Old High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Old High German literature ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Bavarian State Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptShelfmark | Clm 14098 ⓘ |
| meter | Germanic alliterative meter ⓘ |
| placeOfManuscriptOrigin | Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | single manuscript witness ⓘ |
| purpose | moral admonition to prepare for judgment ⓘ |
| regionOfDialect | Bavarian Old High German ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian moral exhortation ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
development of Old High German poetic language
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history of German eschatological thought ⓘ |
| script | Carolingian minuscule ⓘ |
| subject |
conflict between heavenly and demonic powers
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destruction of the cosmos by fire ⓘ fate of the soul after death ⓘ final judgment by Christ ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| survival | incomplete beginning and end ⓘ |
| textType | didactic poem ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian eschatology
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Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ final destruction of the world ⓘ |
| timeOfManuscript | mid-9th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | term related to eschatological destruction or doom ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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