Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,
Irish or
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
).
Events
1151:
*
Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, begun
*
jongleur
A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who ...
Palla Palla may refer to:
* Palla (garment), a women's headcloth or shawl from ancient Rome
* ''Palla'' (butterfly), a brush-footed butterfly genus described by Jacob Hübner in 1819
* Palla (troubadour), a twelfth-century minstrel from Galicia
* Pal ...
at the
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of t ...
court of
Alfonso VII of León
Works published
1150:
*
Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Vita Merlini'', an adoption of the Welsh tales of Merlin (approx.)
1154:
*
Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, completed
1155:
* ''
Roman de Brut'' by
Wace
Wace ( 1110 – after 1174), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace, was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the ''Roman de Rou'' that he was taken as a child to Caen), ending his care ...
(approx.)
* ''Ensenhamen de la donzela'' by
Garin lo Brun
Garin lo Brun or le Brun ( la, Garis Bruni; died 1156/1162) was an early Auvergnat troubadour.
Life
Garin lived in the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, where his family owned castles. He was himself lord of Châteauneuf-de-Randon in the Gévaudan and ...
(poss.)
1157:
* The
Kakawin Bhāratayuddha
Kakawin Bhāratayuddha is an Old Javanese poetical rendering of some books (''parva'') of the ''Mahabharata'' by Mpu Sedah and his brother Mpu Panuluh in Indian meters (''kāvya'' or ''Kakawin''). The commencement of this work was exactly 6 Nov ...
, a Javanese retelling of stories from the
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "
earin poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:
1150:
*
Folquet de Marselha
Folquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille. He is known as a trobadour, and then as a fiercely anti- ...
(died
1231),
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) 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 ''trobairit ...
*
Dalfi d'Alvernha (died
1234/1235), Count, troubadour and patron of troubadours
*
Conon de Béthune
Conon de Béthune (before 1160 in the former region of Artois, today Pas-de-Calais - 17 December 1219, possibly at Adrianople) was a French crusader and trouvère poet who became a senior official and finally regent of the Latin Empire of Constan ...
(died
1219
Year 1219 ( MCCXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Fifth Crusade
* February – Pelagius orders the Crusader army to prepare an attack against t ...
), crusader and
trouvère
1153:
*
Kamo no Chōmei (died
1216
Year 1216( MCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
England
* Spring – First Barons' War: The English army, led by King John (Lackland), sacks the t ...
),
Japanese author
This is an alphabetical list of writers who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language.
Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names, family name followed by given name to ensure consistency although some ...
,
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
(
waka), and
essayist
1154:
*
Benoît de Sainte-Maure
Benoît de Sainte-Maure (; died 1173) was a 12th-century French poet, most probably from Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine near Tours, France. The Plantagenets' administrative center was located in Chinon, west of Tours.
''Le Roman de Troie''
His 40,000 ...
(died
1173
Year 1173 ( MCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 5 – Bolesław IV (the Curly), High Duke of Poland, dies after a 27-year ...
),
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to:
*Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066
*Anglo-Norman language
**Anglo-Norman literature
*Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...
poet
1155:
*
Jiang Kui
Jiāng Kuí () (c. 1155 Poyang – c. 1221 Hangzhou), courtesy name Yaozhang (), Art name Baishi Daoren (). Also known as "Jiang Baishi" () was a famous Chinese poet, composer, poetry theorist and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, particularl ...
(died
1221
Year 1221 ( MCCXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* November – Emperor Theodore I (Laskaris) dies after a 16-year reign a ...
), Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
*
Jien
was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.
Biography
Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara clan of powerful aristocrats. His brother was the future regent Fujiwara no Kanezane. Jien became a Tendai monk e ...
(died
1225
Year 1225 ( MCCXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Mongol Empire
* Autumn – Subutai is assigned a new campaign by Genghis Khan against the Ta ...
), Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk
*
William I of Baux William I of Baux ( oc, italic=yes, Guilhèm dei Bauç, archaic ''Guillem'' or ''Guilhem dels Baus'', french: italic=yes, Guillaume des Baux or ''du Baus'', la, Guillelmus de Balcio; c. 1155 – June 1218) was the Prince of Orange from 1182 unt ...
(died
1218
Year 1218 ( MCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Fifth Crusade
* May 24 – A Crusader expeditionary force, (some 30,000 men) under King Joh ...
), French nobleman and
troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) 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 ''trobairit ...
1157:
*
Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II (1–25 March 1157Benito Vicente de Cuéllar (1995)«Los "condes-reyes" de Barcelona y la "adquisición" del reino de Aragón por la dinastía bellónida» p. 630-631; in ''Hidalguía''. XLIII (252) pp. 619–632."Alfonso II el Casto, hi ...
(died
1196
Year 1196 ( MCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* December – Emperor Alexios III (Angelos) is threatened by Emperor Henry VI, ...
), an
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) 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 ''trobairit ...
*
Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ...
(died
1199
Year 1199 (Roman numerals, MCXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 13 – A short-lived truce is declared, between the Kings Rich ...
),
Poitevin and
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
poet
1158:
*
Fujiwara no Ietaka
was an early Kamakura period Japanese waka
Waka may refer to:
Culture and language
* Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe
** Waka hourua, a Polynes ...
(died
1237
Year 1237 ( MCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Emperor Frederick II assembles an expeditionary force (some 15,000 ...
), Japanese
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...
waka poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "
earin poetry" article:
1151:
*
Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao (1084 – ca. 1155), alias Yian Jushi (Chinese: 易安居士) was a Chinese poet and essayist during the Song dynasty. She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history.
Biography
Early life
Li Qingzhao was born in ...
(born
1084
Year 1084 ( MLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* March 31 – Emperor Henry IV besieges Rome and enters the city. He is crowned emper ...
), Chinese writer and poet of the
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
1155:
*
Geoffrey of Monmouth (born
1100
Year 1100 ( MC) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1100th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 100th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and ...
), British clergyman whose
Latin
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writings included early versions of the
Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
(
King Arthur
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
) epic
1156:
*
Garin lo Brun
Garin lo Brun or le Brun ( la, Garis Bruni; died 1156/1162) was an early Auvergnat troubadour.
Life
Garin lived in the Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, where his family owned castles. He was himself lord of Châteauneuf-de-Randon in the Gévaudan and ...
(born ''unknown''), early
Auvergnat troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) 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 ''trobairit ...
1157:
*
Falaki Shirvani
Falaki Shirvani ( fa, فلکی شروانی) was a Persian poet who served at the court of the Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (). A student of the poet Khaqani, Falaki played a leading role in the early development of the '' habsiyat'' (prison poetry) ...
(born
1107
Year 1107 ( MCVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Scotland
* January 8 – King Edgar (the Valiant) dies at Edinburgh Castle after a 9-year reign ...
), Persian
See also
*
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
*
12th century in poetry
Europe
Events
* Emergence of the troubadour, trouvère and minnesänger traditions, in the Occitan, Langues d'oïl and Middle High German vernaculars respectively
Major works
* 1180 to 1210 - '' Nibelungenlied''
* ''Aiol and Mirabel'' in Old F ...
*
12th century in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 12th century.
The 12th century in Western Europe saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedr ...
*
List of years in poetry
This article gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
21st century in poetry
2020s
* 2023 in poetry
* 2022 ...
Other events:
*
Other events of the 12th century
*
Other events of the 13th century
12th century:
*
12th century in poetry
Europe
Events
* Emergence of the troubadour, trouvère and minnesänger traditions, in the Occitan, Langues d'oïl and Middle High German vernaculars respectively
Major works
* 1180 to 1210 - '' Nibelungenlied''
* ''Aiol and Mirabel'' in Old F ...
*
12th century in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 12th century.
The 12th century in Western Europe saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedr ...
Notes
{{Lists of poets
12th-century poetry
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...