The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Hartmann von Aue
(härt´män fn ou´) (KEY) , c.1170c.1220, German poet whose name is also spelled von Ouwe. His chivalric romances Erec and Iwain are tales of Arthurian legend. Other works include the religious legend Gregorius; the idyl Der arme Heinrich [poor Henry], upon which Longfellow based his Golden Legend; and lyrics.