Stricker 3078873 220234514 2008-06-18T22:02:14Z Jaraalbe 261435 reclassify {{for|the professional golfer|Steve Stricker}} '''Der Stricker''' was the [[pseudonym]] of a [[13th century]] [[Middle High German]] itinerant poet whose real name has been lost to history. His works include a [[German language|German]] adaptation of the ''[[Song of Roland]]'', an epic, "Karl" and an [[Arthurian]] romance, ''[[Daniel von Blumenthal]]''. He wrote above all many brief narratives, named "exempla" or "bispel". Priests enjoyed this kind of stories, that allowed to animate the sermon. His most famous comic figure is "phaffe Âmis", (priest Amis), an english clerk, who fools everybody. His nickname means "the [[knit]]ter", possibly in reference to his messing of tales. {{Germany-writer-stub}} [[Category:Arthurian literature]] [[Category:13th century writers]] [[Category:German writers]]