Minne
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Minne may be:
- in origin, the Middle High German for "remembrance", see MinniMinniMinni may be:*an ethnonym attested in the Hebrew Bible, possibly the Mannaeans*the Old Norse for "remembrance", see minnisveig...
- courtly loveCourtly loveCourtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility. It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife....
in Middle High German courtly tradition - Frau MinneFrau MinneFrau Minne is a personification of courtly love in Middle High German literature.She is frequently addressed directly in Minnesang poetry, usually by the pining lover complaining about his state, but she appears also in the longer Minnerede poems, and in prose works.A rare allegorical painting of ca...
, a personification of romantic love in German courtly tradition