Three Essays On The "hildebrandslied"

Publications of the Institute of Germanic Studies Volume 1 6 TH REE ESSAYS ON THE H IL D E B R A N D SL IE D THREE ESSAYS ON THE HILDEBRANDS LIED by F R E D E R I C K N O R M A N , o.b.e . Late Professor o f German, King’s College, London and Director o f the Institute o f Germanic Studies reprinted and edited in honour o f his memory on behalf o f the Institute o f Germanic Studies by A. T. H atto , m .a . Fellow o f K ing’s College, London together with a letter b y Andreas Heusler IN STITU TE OF G ER M A N IC U N IV ER SITY STU D IES OF LO ND O N 1973 International Standard Book N o . o 85457 052 7 © The Institute o f Germanic Studies London PRINTED BY W . S. MANEY AN D SON LTD LEEDS L S 9 7DL ENGLAND CONTENTS page A cknowledgments vii Curriculum V itae ix Introduction by A . T. H atto i T hree E ssays by F rederick N orman I — Some Problems o f the Hildebrandslied II — Hildebrand and Hadubrand 9 33 III — Das Lied vom Alten Hildebrand 51 A L etter to F. N orman from A ndreas H eusler 83 v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank the following for their invaluable assistance with this volum e: M rs Martha Norman, for lending me Andreas Heusler’s letter to her late husband and allowing me to print it here; Professor Leonard Forster o f the University o f Cam­ bridge, for agreeing to let me reprint his tribute to Frederick Norman, here reproduced from The Times by permission; Professor Peter G anz o f the University o f Oxford, for help and encouragement in the early stages; Professor Emeritus William Robson-Scott, H onorary Director o f the Institute, for his general supervision and advice; Maurice O ’ C. Walshe Esq., M.A., Deputy Director o f the Institute and a fellow pupil o f Norm an’s, for reading the proofs with m e; V . J . Riley Esq., M.A., A.L.A., Librarian o f the Institute, for his assistance in preparing the typescript for the press; and the Institute’s Committee o f Management and Publications Committee under the Chairmanship o f D r G . Templeman, m .a ., f .s .a ., for their unfailing support during this undertaking. A . T . H. F R E D E R IC K N O R M A N , o.b .e ., m.a ., f .s.a ., was bom in London on 23 November 1897. He was educated partly in Germany and during the 19 14 -19 19 War he was interned at Ruhleben. After the War he studied at University College, London, where he held the post o f Assistant, later Lecturer, in German from 1922 to 1930. Between 1926 and 1930 he also acted as Head o f the Department o f German at Reading University. In 1930 he was appointed Reader in Medieval German at K ing’s College and University College, London, and in 1937 he succeeded to the Chair o f German at K in g’s College. From 1939 to 1945 he was attached to the Foreign Office, latterly as Liaison Officer to the A ir Ministry, with the honorary rank o f Wing-Commander. He served as a member o f the Senate o f the University o f London from 1938 to 1966 and was Dean o f the Faculty o f Arts, University o f London, from 1946 to 1950 and Dean o f the Faculty o f Arts, K in g ’s College, from 1946 to 1948. He held the post o f Honorary Director o f the Institute o f Germanic Studies, University o f London, from 1956 to 1965. He