Der Pleier's narratives appear to have been quite popular during the second half of the thirteenth century and the late Middle Ages. Their influence is seen in the writings of Albrecht von Scharfenberg, Konrad von Stoffeln, Ulrich von Türheim, the anonymous author of Wigamur (circa 1250"), the Albrecht who wrote Der jüngere Titurel (The Later Titurel, circa 1275), and especially Ulrich Füetrer, who borrowed extensively from Garel von dem blühenden Tal (circa 1250; translated as "Garel of the Blooming Valley," 1993) and Meleranz (circa 1270; translated, 1993) for his Flordimar (circa 1490), took over some characters from Garel von dem blühenden Tal for his Lancelot, and prepared an abridgment of Meleranz. Three Czech versions of Tandareis und Flordibel (circa 1260; translated, 1993) and a Czech abridgment of Meleranz show that Der Pleier's fame was not limited to the German-speaking lands. But perhaps the most significant confirmation of...