Vanden Winter ende vanden Somer
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Vanden Winter ende vanden Somer is a Middle Dutch drama. It is the shortest of the four abele spelen ("able plays") contained in the Van Hulthem Manuscript, comprising 625 lines in rhyme.
The other abele spelen are: Esmoreit, Gloriant and Lanseloet van Denemerken.
The play deals with the battle between Winter and Summer and their role in arousing erotic love. The play is followed by the sotternie (farce) Rubben.
- Venus (goddess of love)
- Die Winter
- Die Somer
- Loiaert (on Winter's side, lazy man)
- Moyaert (on Somer's side, dandy)
- Clappaert (on Winter's side, talks a mile a minute)
- Bollaert (on Somer's side, boaster)
- Die Cockien (tramp)