ABSTRACT
As scholarship has confirmed many times, the Middle High German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach belonged to the poetic masters of his period and enjoyed highest popularity for his works, Parzival and Willehalm. There are many good reasons to pursue the topics of toleration and tolerance as discussed by Wolfram because he was daring enough to incorporate highly unusual episodes in both of his texts that strongly suggest open-mindedness. Moreover, Wolfram projects a most fascinating global perspective with people from all over the world connected with each other, either through family bonds or via love. In Wolfram's perspective, good individuals can easily bond with each other irrespective of their race or religion. The chapter examines the way Willehalm views the Muslim opponents, especially in the case of equally ranked and principled individuals. Just as in the Parzival, the institution of family emerges as a centerpiece of Wolfram's worldview, that is, a family of universal dimensions, irrespective of religion or race.
