Troubadours

Broderick, Marcel, Tyler

 General Information
There were two types of Troubadours
1. The people that traveled to small cities and played their music
2. Then there were troubadours who traveled with people who went on
crusades
Troubadours who traveled with crusaders, were known as the elite group, the
same as nobles, and royalty.
Troubadours who were more artistic were from south of France, and
Troubadours north of France were considered to be more elite

A Lute Playing Troubadour

Picture from: http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-music/troubadours.htm

Types of Troubadours
Trouveres-one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France
during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'ol, and composed
chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.

Troubadour-one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally

in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and
poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly
love.
Trobairitz- usually high-ranking ladies of the court who lived and worked in
Southern France. Most of these women were actually the muses of the very
men who would idealize them.
Chivalry
- Derives from the French word chevalier meaning a horseman
- Admired and understood by all
- It was a moral system which went beyond rules of combat and
introduced the concept of Chivalrous conduct

The Song of Roland -- Charlemagne's Code of Chivalry

Composed between 1098-1100
For his beauty the ladies hold him dear;
Who looks on him, with him her heart is pleased,
When she beholds, she can but smile for glee.
Was no pagan of such high chivalry.
Courtly Love
- Allowed knights and ladies to show their admiration regardless of
their marital state.
- Married women often gave tokens of affection to knights during
Medieval tournaments
Rules included:
- When made public, love rarely endures
- Real jealousy always increases the feeling of love
- Love can deny nothing to love
- The easy attainment of love makes it of little value; difficulty of
attainment makes it prized
- Every lover regularly turns pale in the presence of his beloved
King Richard
Richard Coeur de Lion
- The coronation of King Richard I the Lionheart was September 3,
1189
- King of England
- Shipwrecked on the way home from the Crusades
- Taken prisoner by Duke Leopold of Austria
Blondel the Minstrel
- Discovered the hiding place of King Richard by singing the first half
of a love song they composed together and listening for his
response.
References
http://fifegeek.com/misc/docs/troubadours.shtml
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trouveur
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/troubadour
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-music/troubadours.htm
http://www.lordsandladies.org/troubadours.htm