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The German Cultural Heritage

From 1200 through the Beginning of the Modern Period

Please start with the sound file. The notes below are referenced in the sound file.

Sound Files:

1. Sound File Nr. 1 (The High Middle Ages) (10 mins.) (mp3)

2. Sound File Nr. 2 (The Holy Roman Empire in the 13th Century) (15 mins.) (mp3)

3. Sound File Nr. 3 (Philosophy, Fairy Tale, Legend and Reality in the 13th Century) (17 mins.) (mp3)

4. Sound File Nr. 4 (The Age of Gutenberg; Universities, Books, Change) (17 mins.) (mp3)

 

ca. 1200 Hartmann von Aue Erec, Iwein, Der Arme Heinrich Wolfram von Eschenbach Parzival, Titurel Gottfried von Strassburg Tristan und Isolde Ulrich von Lichtenstein Frauendienst Poetry of Walther von der Vogelweide Das Nibelungenlied preserved on paper

Map of The Holy Roman Empire and Europe in 1200

1204 The city of Amsterdam is founded

1215 In England: the Magna Charta

1240 Teutonic knights conquer Prussia

1244 First mention of Berlin in manuscripts

1248 The city of Cologne starts the building of its cathedral. Albertus Magnus founds a "general study", the predecessor of the university. Panorama of Cologne featuring the completed cathedral.

A Powerpoint presentation on  the Cologne Cathedral

1260 Birth of Meister Eckhart (the mystic), Mechthid von Magdeburg Das fließende Licht der Gottheit

1271 Marco Polo undertakes his trip to China

1273 Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica

1284 (?) The Pied Piper comes to Hameln. Hameln Web Site

1291 Formation of Switzerland (Confederiation of the districts of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden)

 

The Swiss Alps

Map of Europe

1300 First apothocaries in northern Europe

A modern apothecary in Germany. To the right is the logo of apothecaries in Germany.

1315 Swiss defeat Austrian troops, Switzerland becomes independent

1322 Robin Hood first mentioned in English manuscript

1327 City of Munich burns The picture shows modern Munich with the German Alps in the background.

1337 Beginning of Hundred Years War between England and France

1338 Establishment of the principle that the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire need not be confirmed by the Pope

1341 Zurich comes into the Swiss Confederation

1356 Golden Bull (Regulation of the election of Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire)

1362 Acording to the Kensington Runestone the Vikings arrive in Minnesota

Kensington Runestone (Alexandria, Minnesota)

1379 Founding of the University of Erfurt 1386 Founding of the University of Heidelberg, Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales 1388 Founding of the University of Cologne

1400 Johann von Tepl The Plowman of Bohemia

1409 Johannes Huss lecturer at the University of Prague, Founding of the University of Leipzig

1415 Johannes Huss burned as heretic

1419 Founding of the University of Rostock

1431 Joan of Arc burned in England

1440 Printing invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz

1453 Turks conquer Constantineople

1457 Founding of the Universities of Freiburg and Trier

A view of the University of Trier today.

1470 First ballad with the theme of Wilhelm Tell.

1477 Founding of Universities of Tübingen and Mainz

1492 Columbus sails to America

1494 Sebastian Brant The Ship of Fools. Birth of Hans Sachs