troubadours

Traveling poet-musicians who flourished in southern Europe during the twelfth century. They wrote songs about chivalry and love.

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Is David Wildstein joining this list of great New Jersey troubadours by singing to the U.S. Attorney?
Is David Wildstein Going To Testify Against Chris Christie?|Olivia Nuzzi|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This story is the only one of any detail showing the direct relations between Eleanor and the troubadours.
Women of Medival France|Pierce Butler
Hence the poetry of the troubadours is a subject of first-rate importance to the student of comparative literature.
The Troubadours|H.J. Chaytor
The troubadours themselves were nobles, originally those of southeastern France.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson

But troubadours, he knew, went out of fashion long before railway stations came in.
Seven Keys to Baldpate|Earl Derr Biggers
He has come into the court of the troubadours singing the song of Elys, the song of warm, full nature.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays|Willa Cather