Rainaut de Pons
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Rainaut de Pons was a castellan
and troubadour
from the March of Poitou in Saintonge
. He was lord of the castle of Pons
. Jaufre de Pons
was one of his retainers with whom he composed tenso
s. One of their partimen
s survives.
Castellan
A castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
and troubadour
Troubadour
A 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....
from the March of Poitou in Saintonge
Saintonge
Saintonge is a small region on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente in the administrative region of Poitou-Charentes....
. He was lord of the castle of Pons
Pons, Charente-Maritime
Pons is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
. Jaufre de Pons
Jaufre de Pons
Jaufre de Pons or Pon was a 13th-century knight and troubadour from the castle of Pons in the March of Poitou in the Saintonge. He composed tensos with his castellan, Rainaut de Pons. There is joint vida of Jaufre and Rainaut. Only two of his tensos survive and only one that has survived is with...
was one of his retainers with whom he composed tenso
Tenso
A tenso is a style of Occitan song favoured by the troubadours. It takes the form of a debate in which each voice defends a position on a topic relating to love or ethics. Closely related genres include the partimen and the cobla exchange...
s. One of their partimen
Partimen
The partimen is a genre of Occitan lyric poetry composed between two troubadours, a subgenre of the tenso or cobla exchange in which one poet presents a dilemma in the form of a question and the two debate the answer, each taking up a different side. It was especially popular in poetic contests....
s survives.