What does trouveur mean?
Trouveur means (dated) A minstrel, a troubadour..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) A minstrel, a troubadour..
1796, Robert Southey, Joan of Arc, Book IV, 1829, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, page 16, Meantime the Trouveur struck the harp; he sang Of Lancelot du Lake, the truest Knight That ever loved fair Lady;
But, secondly, a great many of these tales were borrowed from the narratives of the trouveurs or minstrels who wandered through the north of France, relating stories or reciting poems for the amusement of their entertainers.
The origin of these tales must be traced to the inventions of the Trouveurs, who doubtless often adopted them from various nations.
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Trouveur means (dated) A minstrel, a troubadour..
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1796, Robert Southey, Joan of Arc, Book IV, 1829, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, page 16, Meantime the Trouveur struck the harp; he sang Of Lancelot du Lake, the truest Knight That ever loved fair Lady;
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