A detailed, contextualized picture of the very beginnings of writing in German from around 750 to 1100.

Introduction -
Into German: The Language of the Earliest German Literature - Jon West
Charms, Recipes, and Prayers -
Latin Prose: Latin Writing in the Frankish World, 700-1100 - Linda Archibald
Latin Verse - Stephen Penn
Heroic Verse -
Otfrid of Weissenburg - Linda Archibald
The Shorter German Verse Texts - Christopher Wells
Historical Writing in and after the Old High German Period - R. Graeme Dunphy
Late Old High German Prose - Jon West