Helinand of Froidmont

Helinand of Froidmont (c. 1150—after 1229, probably 1237) was a medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer. Quotes Que vaut biautez, que vaut richece, Que vaut honeurs? que vaut hautece, Puis que morz tot a sa devise Fait sor nos pluie et secherece, Puis qu'ele a tot en sa destrece, Quanqu'en despist et quanqu'en prise? What good is Beauty, or is Ease, Honor, what is it, if you please, Since death can bring in his own time Tempest or sunshine, rain or breeze, Since he with universal squeeze Grips the unworthy and sublime? Les Vers de la Mort (c. 1194–1197) st. 29. Translated by Jenny Lind Porter, The Verses on Death of Helinand of Froidmont (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1999) p. 107. Compare Norbert Guterman's translation of this passage in The Anchor Book of French Quotations (New York, 1990) p. 7; also William D. Paden's translation, "The Verses on Death by Helinant de Froidmont", Allegorica, 3 (1978) pp. 62-103 External links "Helinand's Les Vers de la Mort", pre-Gébelin Tarot History, Blogger.com (28 February 2009) Category:Poets from France Category:Chroniclers Category:Medieval poets Category:1200s deaths