1170s in poetry

none August 2025 1175 poetry literature 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 "[year] in 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 "[year] in poetry" article: 1170: Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (born unknown), WelshHYWEL ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (died 1170), soldier and poet Dictionary of Welsh Biography 22 August 2025 https://biography.wales/article/s-HYWE-ABO-1170 22 August 2025 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 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 References Category:12th-century poetry Poetry