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During his extraordinarily long life, the [[troubadour]] '''Peire Cardenal''' saw his native [[Occitania|Occitan]] culture from its highest point decline to its post-[[Albigensian Crusade]] state. |
During his extraordinarily long life, the [[troubadour]] '''Peire Cardenal''' saw his native [[Occitania|Occitan]] culture from its highest point decline to its post-[[Albigensian Crusade]] state. |
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According to his biography by Miguel de la Tor, Peire came from Velay, the son of a knight and a lady. He studied at the foremost cathedral school in Puy before becoming a song writer. He visited the |
According to his biography by Miguel de la Tor, Peire came from Velay, the son of a [[knight]] and a [[lady]]. He [[education|studied]] at the foremost [[cathedral]] [[school]] in Puy before becoming a [[song]] writer. He visited the [[court]]s of [[king]]s and [[baron]]s, and had a [[jongleur]] to [[singing|sing]] with him. |
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Peire Cardenal is best known for his pious works. Those songs which lambasted hypocritical clerics won him many enemies. |
Peire Cardenal is best known for his pious works. Those songs which lambasted hypocritical clerics won him many enemies. |
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 14 May 2009
During his extraordinarily long life, the troubadour Peire Cardenal saw his native Occitan culture from its highest point decline to its post-Albigensian Crusade state.
According to his biography by Miguel de la Tor, Peire came from Velay, the son of a knight and a lady. He studied at the foremost cathedral school in Puy before becoming a song writer. He visited the courts of kings and barons, and had a jongleur to sing with him.
Peire Cardenal is best known for his pious works. Those songs which lambasted hypocritical clerics won him many enemies.
