Isarn
Encyclopedia
Isarn, Izarn, Isard, or Ysarns is an Occitan name that could refer to:
And also ísarn in Norse
can mean iron
(as in German
: Eisen).
- Isarn of PallarsIsarn of PallarsIsarn was the Count of Pallars from 920 until his death, and effectively a sovereign prince. He was the eldest of four sons of Raymond I, Count of Pallars and Ribagorza. With his younger brother Llop he co-ruled Pallars after his father's death in 920. Their brothers Bernard and Miró co-governed...
(died 948) - Isarn, Bishop of GrenobleIsarn, Bishop of GrenobleIsarn was the Bishop of Grenoble from 950 until his death in 976. During the reign of Conrad the Peaceful he was instrumental in re-asserting Christian political authority in the south of the Kingdom of Burgundy, overrun by Saracens, and in restoring the shattered Church in the region...
(950–976) - Peire Isarn (died 1226), bishop
- IsarnIsarn (troubadours)There were three troubadours named Isarn or Izarn, and who are difficult to distinguish completely today. The first has no surname and composed two partimens with Rofian around 1240...
(fl. c. 1240), troubadour - Isarn Marques (fl. c. 1250), troubadour
- Isarn Rizol (fl. c. 1250), troubadour
- Raimon Isarn (fl. c. 1264), troubadour
- IsarnIsarn (inquisitor)Isarn or Izarn was a Dominican missionary, inquisitor, and writer. Sometime before 1292 he wrote a 700-verse poetic dialogue in Occitan between himself and a fictitious Cathar bishop named Sicart de Figueiras...
(fl. bef. 1292), inquisitor
And also ísarn in Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
can mean iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
(as in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Eisen).