How Long to Read Willehalm

How Long Does it Take to Read Willehalm?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Willehalm by Wolfram von Eschenbach

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Wolfram von Eschenbach (fl. c. 1195-1225), best known as the author of Parzival, based Willehalm, his epic poem of military prowess and courtly love, on the style and subject matter of an Old French chanson de geste. In it he tells of the love of Willehalm for Giburc, a Saracen woman converted to Christianity, and its consequences. Seeking revenge for the insult to their faith, her relatives initiate a religious war but are finally routed. Wolfram's description of the two battles of Alischanz, with their massive slaughter and loss of heroes, and of the exploits of Willehalm and the quasicomic Rennewart, well displays the violence and courtliness of the medieval knightly ideal. Wolfram flavors his brutal account, however, with tender scenes between the lovers, asides to his audience, sympathetic cameos of his characters—especially the women—and, most unusually for his time, a surprising tolerance for 'pagans'.

How long is Willehalm?

Willehalm by Wolfram von Eschenbach is 322 pages long, and a total of 81,144 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Willehalm Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 23 minutes to read Willehalm aloud.

What Reading Level is Willehalm?

Willehalm is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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