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"Minnesingers"
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poet
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meistersinger
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troubadour
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lyric
Late medieval German poet-musicians.
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German lyric poets who were writing between the 12th and 14th centuries. Their main subject was 'love' (Minne) - hence their name. They were influenced by the French troubadour poets. See also meistersinger.
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