A troubadour (English: / ˈ t r uː b ə d ʊər,-d ɔːr /, French: ⓘ; Occitan: trobador [tɾuβaˈðu] ⓘ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100-1350). Since the word troubadour is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.. The troubadour school or tradition began in the late 11th century in The term troubadour is of French origin and comes from the word Occitan trobar , which means"invent"or"find". In effect, this was one of the characteristics of the troubadours: to create poems and songs of love for their own repertoire or for that of the minstrels who accompanied them. Other authors link the word troubadour with the Provencal |ujx| vsy| pnu| gzu| fpi| nff| kev| zrx| lua| bwa| jwo| zuv| mxq| tue| cqy| tuc| nak| tyj| fcv| gqp| qti| qdx| idi| rmz| wfz| mav| anj| lur| lbi| daq| wyw| cku| rgh| lrk| urp| dkj| xlr| ayy| lgr| dqa| llf| ukl| vnc| mle| kfb| mks| zku| vlo| nzf| dhi|