Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index
Decoding the codes: treason in the late medieval Karlsepik: Der Stricker’s Karl der Grosse and the Karlmeinet -- The ordeals of Tristan and Isolde -- Saintly queens under fire in the Kaiserchronik and in Heinrich und Kunegunde -- Coda: Der Stricker’s "Das heisse Eisen".