Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube
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Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube (i.e. Bertrand from Bar-sur-Aube
) (end of the 12th century-early 13th century) was an Old French
poet
from the Champagne region
of France
who wrote a number of chansons de geste
. He is the author of Girard de Vienne, and it is likely that he also wrote Aymeri de Narbonne
. The chansons de geste Narbonnais and Beuve de Hantone have also been attributed to him, but these attributions are contested. At the beginning of Girart de Vienne, the author describes himself as a "clerc" or cleric. No other biographical information is known about him.
Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube is a commune of France in the Aube department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Population:The inhabitants of the commune are called Baralbains.-Culture:*Market every Saturday morning in the halls...
) (end of the 12th century-early 13th century) was an Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
from the Champagne region
Champagne, France
Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, now best known for the sparkling white wine that bears its name.Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne, its western edge is about 100 miles east of Paris. The cities of Troyes, Reims, and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
who wrote a number of chansons de geste
Chanson de geste
The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds", are the epic poems that appear at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known examples date from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, nearly a hundred years before the emergence of the lyric poetry of the trouvères and...
. He is the author of Girard de Vienne, and it is likely that he also wrote Aymeri de Narbonne
Aymeri de Narbonne
Aymeri de Narbonne is a legendary hero of Old French chansons de geste and the Matter of France. In the legendary material, as elaborated and expanded in various medieval texts, Aymeri is a knight in the time of Charlemagne's wars with the Saracens after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. He is son of...
. The chansons de geste Narbonnais and Beuve de Hantone have also been attributed to him, but these attributions are contested. At the beginning of Girart de Vienne, the author describes himself as a "clerc" or cleric. No other biographical information is known about him.