Pons de Capduelh
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Pons de Capduelh, Capduell, Capdveyll, Capdveill, Capduoill, Capdoill, Capdolh, or Chapteuil (f;. 1190–1237) was a troubadour
. His songs were known for their great gaiety. He was probably acquainted with the trobairitz
Clara d'Anduza
.
Pons was exiled from his homeland in the middle of the second decade of the thirteenth century and travelled per Proensa (to Provence
) in order to depart with the Fifth Crusade
, around 1220, to visit the Holy Land
, where, according to tradition, he died after participating in the conquest of Jerusalem.
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
. His songs were known for their great gaiety. He was probably acquainted with the trobairitz
Trobairitz
The trobairitz were Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries, active from around 1170 to approximately 1260. The word trobairitz was first used in the 13th-century romance Flamenca. It comes from the Provençal word trobar, the literal meaning of which is "to find", and the...
Clara d'Anduza
Clara d'Anduza
Clara d'Anduza was a trobairitz from the first third of the 13th century, probably born to the ruling family of Anduze. Her only surviving work is a canso beginning En greu esmay et en greu pessamen. She was mentioned in a long razo to a canso of Uc de Saint Circ and was probably the addressee of a...
.
Pons was exiled from his homeland in the middle of the second decade of the thirteenth century and travelled per Proensa (to Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
) in order to depart with the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
, around 1220, to visit the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, where, according to tradition, he died after participating in the conquest of Jerusalem.