Till Eulenspiegel

Till Eulenspiegel

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IPA: {{IPA|/t?l ?il?n?pigl?/}} (Low German Dyl Ulenspegel) is a character of medieval Low German literature. Born in Kneitlingen near

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IPA - Low German - Kneitlingen

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Braunschweig (Brunswick) around 1300, he travelled through what is today's Northern Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, and performed various practical jokes, according to tradition. Eulenspiegel is said to have died in Mölln around 1350. He is often represented as a trickster folk hero who made fun of authority.

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Braunschweig - 1300 - Germany - The Netherlands - Belgium - Mölln - 1350 - Trickster

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The best known version of the Eulenspiegel story is An entertaining book about Till Eulenspiegel from the land of Brunswick, published anonymously around 1510 and often attributed to Hermann Bote.

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1510 - Hermann Bote

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Some more recent works that are based on Till Eulenspiegel:

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• The legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, an 1867 novel by Charles De Coster;
• Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, a late-19th century tone poem by Richard Strauss;
• a 1916 ballet by the Ballets Russes, see Vaslav Nijinsky.
• Nasreddin Medieval Middle Eastern literature has a character similar to Eulenspiegel.

Till Eulenspiegel then and now:

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Till Eulenspiegel is a german folkloric caracter, dating back to medieval times.In modern times and especially during Fasching or Fastnacht ( german Carnival Time ) Till Eulenspiegel can be seen, dressed up like a medieval court Jester, mocking the establishment with practical jokes and political satire.In one Hand holding a Mirror in the other holding a sceptre or marotte (a small Image of himself on a sceptre, with Bells attached ).

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Till Eulenspiegel - Fasching - Fastnacht - Political satire - Sceptre - Marotte

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Bells are also adorning his Jesters Hat and his Shoes.Till Eulenspiegels Costume is brilliant and colourful, in the fashion of a medieval Court Jester.

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Fashion - Medieval - Court Jester

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German folklore recalls, that Till Eulenspiegel is holding a Mirror,

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to reflect the follies of People and our modern society,but especially the follies of vain Authorities like Kings , Queens , Politicians, the upper Classes etc.

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Till Eulenspiegel wears Bells and shakes them while he mocks with sharp wit, political satire and clever jokes, to wake us and shake us into political and situational awareness. ( Zeitgeist )

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Political satire - Zeitgeist

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Fastnacht in Mainz,Germany

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Mit Till Eulenspiegel greift die Mainzer Fassenacht auf mittelalterliches Brauchtum und auf demokratische Emanzipationsbestrebungen zurück. Mit Spiegel und Schellenmütze ausgestattet äußert er den kritischen Spott des neuzeitlichen Bürgers gegenüber einer bornierten Obrigkeit - und das im Gewand eines Hofnarren aus der Ritterzeit.

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Translation: Alter Brauch in neuem Licht

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Till Eulenspiegel and Fastnacht ( Fasching , Narrenzeit ) goes back to medieval times and the custom of fearlessly calling out for democracy

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and the emancipation of all people.

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Holding a mirror and wearing a Bell Cap and Costume with Bells attached , Till Eulenspiegel jokes and satiricly mocks "modern Men "and their follies

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and foolishness in the face of deluded vain and selfimportant bureaucrats and public Figures in high Authority. Till Eulenspiegels tradition is to fool and mock them all, especially the high and mighty ,thereby exposing mens folly and making us more aware.

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His symbols are a Mirror and Bells,to show us our own Image of Time and to

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awaken all of us.Till Eulenspiegel wears the gown of a court jester,

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from medieval times, when Kings, Queens and Knights ruled. He shows us, that no matter how modern our times, the folly of men will never change .

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Therefore Till Eulenspiegel will always mock us and forever remind us

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of who we really are.

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