Struth von Winkelried

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A medieval knight fights a dragon on foot, driving his lance into the monster’s mouth

Struth Winkelried.

Artist

Name:: Ehrhardt, Adolf
Dates:: 1813-1899
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Deutsches Balladenbuch
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Leipzig: Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1852
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A medieval knight fights a dragon on foot, driving his lance into the monster’s mouth.
Struth von Winkelried is a legendary character of the Swiss folklore based on the real-life knight Heinrich von Winkelried, whose name was last mentioned in official records in 1303. Struth Winkelried is a poem by Paul Usteri.

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