1171 In Poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

1170:
* Peire d'Alvernhe probably wrote ''Chantarai d'aquest trobadors'' during the summertime at Puivert

1173:
* Giraut de Bornelh composed a '' planh'' on the death of Raimbaut of Orange

Works published

''Approximate date''
*Serlo of Wilton, "Linquo coax ranis"

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:

1170:
* Gaucelm Faidit (died 1202), Occitan troubadour (approx.)
* Hartmann von Aue (died 1210), German poet of the Middle High German period
* Wolfram von Eschenbach (died 1220), German knight and poet; as a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry
* Pons d'Ortaffa (died 1246), Catalan nobleman and troubadour
* Sighvatr Sturluson (died 1238), skald poet, '' goði'' and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan
* Walther von der Vogelweide (died 1230), Middle High German lyric poet

1171:
* Fujiwara Toshinari no Musume (died 1253), a Japanese poet (approx.)

1172:
* Shota Rustaveli (died 1216), Georgian poet

1173:
* Huguet de Mataplana (died 1213), troubadour, dies of wounds received in the Battle of Muret
* Kolbeinn Tumason (died 1208), Icelandic skald, composed ''Heyr himna smiður'' (''Hear, Heavenly Creator'')

1175:
* Peire Vidal (died 1205), Occitan troubadour (approx.)
* Henry I of Rodez (died 1221), French troubadour

1176:
* Elazar Rokeach (died 1238), a Talmudist, Cabalist, moralist, scientist and poet

1177:
* Gyōi (died 1217), Japanese poet and Buddhist monk
* Lal Shahbaz Qalander (died 1274), sufi saint, philosopher, poet, and qalandar
* Najmeddin Razi (died 1256), Persian Sufi

1178:
* Snorri Sturluson (died 1241), Icelandic poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article:

1170:
* Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (born ''unknown''), Welsh
* Eliezer ben Nathan (born 1090), in Hebrew

1171:
* Dietmar von Aist (born 1140), an early Minnesänger (possible)
* Rabbeinu Tam (born 1100), Hebrew liturgical poet, in France

1173:
* Raimbaut of Orange (born 1147), Occitan troubadour
* Benoît de Sainte-Maure (born ''unknown''), Anglo-Norman

1178:
* Bernard Silvestris (born 1085), a Latin poet in France (approx.)

See also

* Poetry
* 12th century in poetry
* 12th century in literature
* List of years in poetry

Other events:
* Other events of the 12th century
* Other events of the 13th century

12th century:
* 12th century in poetry
* 12th century in literature

Notes

{{Lists of poets

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