Regula Schmid published a commentary of the song by Veit Weber about the Battle of Grandson on the blog Translocations. Anthologie (A research blog that examines and comments on source texts since antiquity about looted art, art as war booty and the translocation of cultural assets).
Learn more about the author and its connection to the famous Bernese illustrated chronicles of Diebold Schilling (3 volumes with more than 600 illustrations), who include this song. Both Diebold Schilling and Veit Weber took part on the battle. An eye-opening commentary about cultural views on the first victory of the Swiss cities against the Duchy of Burgundy during the Burgundian wars.
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Regula Schmid (December 29, 2019). A commented song of Veit Weber about the Battle of Grandson (1476). Martial Culture in Medieval Town. Retrieved October 5, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/r8zn