Heinrich von Veldeke

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Heinrich von Veldeke (aka: He(y)nric van Veldeke(n); Modern Dutch: Hendrik van Veldeke, born before or around 1150 – died after 1184) is the first writer in the Low Countries known by name who wrote in a European language other than Latin.

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