Dynamiken von Macht und Herrschaft: Freundschaftskonzeptionen in der Heldenepik der ersten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts

This study analyses the representation of friendship in the Middle High German epic poems of the first half of the 13th century. Drawing on the sociology of domination and power developed by Max Weber and Heinrich Popitz, the author examines various concepts of friendship in adaptations of chanson de geste of Germanic and Romance provenance and explores their central functional relevance.