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- Romans de mondana vida of Folquet de LunelFolquet de LunelFolquet de Lunel was a troubadour from Lunel in the Languedoc. He left behind nine recorded lyric poems, including five cansos, two partimens, and two sirventes. He also wrote one longer work, the Romans de mondana vida...
written - A bloody incident marred the feast of the Ascension in BéziersBéziersBéziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...
and the troubadourTroubadourA troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
Joan Esteve composed Quossi moria to lament it. - Paolo Lanfranchi da PistoiaPaolo Lanfranchi da PistoiaPaolo Lanfranchi da Pistoia or Pistoja was a noted Italian poet who wrote in both the Italian and Occitan languages. He is thus sometimes described as a troubadour. A native of Pistoia—he was a major cultural figure of the Duecento there—his sonnets have been praised for their...
composes Valenz Senher, rei dels Aragones for Peter III of AragonPeter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282. He was one of the greatest of medieval Aragonese monarchs.-Youth and succession:Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon and his second wife...
during the height of the War of the Sicilian VespersWar of the Sicilian VespersThe War of the ' Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with the peace of Caltabellotta in 1302...
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- Sturla ÞórðarsonSturla ÞórðarsonSturla Þórðarson was an Icelandic politician/chieftain and writer of sagas and contemporary history during the 13th century.Sturla was the son of Þórður Sturluson and his mistress Þóra. He was a nephew and pupil of the famous saga-writer Snorri Sturluson...
(born 12141214 in poetry-Births:* Sturla Þórðarson , Icelandic politician/chieftain and writer; author of Íslendinga saga...
), Icelandic politician/chieftain and writer; author of Íslendinga sagaÍslendinga sagaÍslendinga saga makes up a large part of Sturlunga, a compilation of medieval Icelandic skin manuscripts dating back to around AD 1300.Íslendinga saga has been a major source of material for historians concerning events in early 13th century Iceland. The author is commonly believed to have been... - Alfonso X of CastileAlfonso X of CastileAlfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1252 until his death...
(born 12211221 in poetry-Births:* Alfonso X of Castile , Castilian monarch and writer of Galician-Portuguese lyrics* Willem van Afflighem , Flemish poet and abbot at Sint-Truiden-Deaths:* Henry I of Rodez , French troubadour...
), CastilianCrown of CastileThe Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
monarch and writer of Galician-Portuguese lyricGalician-Portuguese lyricIn the Middle Ages, the Galician-Portuguese lyric, sometimes called trovadorismo in Portugal and trobadorismo in Galicia, was a lyric poetic school or movement. All told, there are around 1680 texts in the so-called "secular lyric" or lírica profana...
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