Erbouwen hiez Vavianâ und wart Wiennâ genant. Dějiny Vídně do 13. století očima Janse Enikela

Abstract

This paper contains a treatise on the description of the founding of Vienna in The Book of Princes by Jans Enikel († approx. 1302). This description is presented in contemporary Middle High German verse literature as a solitary work. Enikel’s narrative about Vienna was adopted by the chroniclers Leopold of Vienna and Thomas Ebendorfer in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Keywords

• vienna
• jans enikel
• the book of princes
• middle high german verse chronicles
• chroniclers’ depictions of antiquity and the middle ages