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| | The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: German literature@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The earliest written records date from the late 8th century and consist of glosses and translations from Latin of religious and philosophical works. |
 | | However, there existed a tradition of oral literature, Heldenlieder, or songs describing the deeds of heroes, battle songs, pagan hymns, and laments, which provided a rich source for the developing vernacular literature. |
 | | The most substantial extant work written in Old High German is the fragmentary alliterative poem the... |
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