The article builds on current discussions about the status of the Early Middle Ages German philology and demonstrates on the basis of various thematic areas the research perspectives for the Old High German literature. Along three subject areas (historical narratology, interdisciplinarity, mediation of Old High German in school and college), currently discussed topics such as coherence, speech scenes, figures, sound studies as well as the tradition of early literature are outlined and their relevance is illustrated through selected text examples.
