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- ↑ See H. Harkensee, Untersuchungen über das Spielmannsgedicht Orendel (1879); F. Vogt, in the Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie, vol. xxii. (1890); R. Heinzel, Über das Gedicht vom König Orendel (1892); and K. Müllenhoff, in Deutsche Altertumskunde, vol. i. (2nd ed., 1890), pp. 32 seq. [2]
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- ↑ Gibbs & Johnson 2002, pp. 112–113.
- 1 2 3 Chisholm 1911.
- ↑ Bornholdt 2005, p. 141.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gibbs & Johnson 2002, p. 113.
- ↑ Bornholdt 2005, p. 144.
- ↑ Der Ungenähte Rock, oder König Orendel wie er den grauen Rock gen Trier brachte. Gedicht des zwölften Jahrhunderts übersetzt von Karl Simrock. Stuttgart & Tübingen: J. G. Cotta. 1845.
- ↑ Kitson, Peter R. (2000). "Gawain/Gwalchmai and his Peers: Romance Heroes (and a Heroine) in England, the Celtic Lands, and the Continent". Nomina. 23: 149–166.
Bibliography
- Bornholdt, Claudia (2005). Engaging Moments: The Origins of Medieval Bridal-quest Narrative. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-018450-1.
- Gibbs, Marion; Johnson, Sidney M. (2002). Medieval German Literature: A Companion. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95678-3.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Orendel". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 252.
