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A '''minstrel''' could mean a professional entertainer of one of various types (e.g. juggler or acrobat) and was also used to describe professional musicians specifically. Minstrelry includes an amount of [[comedy]] in all their pieces.
A '''minstrel''' was a writer of songs used to tell stories in the [[Middle Ages]]. In the [[SCA]], a minstrel is usually any performer of [[music]].


== Minstrels in the SCA ==
See also:
In the [[SCA]], a minstrel is usually any performer of [[music]].

''See also:''
* [[troubadour]]
* [[troubadour]]
* [[minnesinger]]
* [[minnesinger]]
* [[bard]]
* [[bard]]
[[category:occupation (medieval)]]

Latest revision as of 17:47, 26 October 2006

A minstrel could mean a professional entertainer of one of various types (e.g. juggler or acrobat) and was also used to describe professional musicians specifically. Minstrelry includes an amount of comedy in all their pieces.

Minstrels in the SCA

In the SCA, a minstrel is usually any performer of music.

See also: