Arnaut Catalan

Arnaut Catalan (fl. 1219–1253) was a troubadour active in the Languedoc, Catalonia, and Castile. He left behind five cansos, three tensos, and one religious song.

Arnaut's origins are disputed. Most

Cathars with such force that he was almost killed by a mob in Albi in 1234. The troubadour was probably in Lombardy at the Este court in Caleone between 1221 and 1233.^[1]

Four of Arnaut's cansos are dedicated to

Galician-Portuguese

. Arnaut composed one other tenso with a poet named Vaquier Teriaz.

Notes

^ An "Arnault" and "Arnaldon" are recorded there in this period.
^ Lanquan vinc en Lombardia and Chantan cue brima feunia are examples.
^ Amics N'Arnautz, cent dompnas d'aut paratge.

Sources

Riquer, Martín de
. Los trovadores: historia literaria y textos. 3 vol. Barcelona: Planeta, 1975.

[1] An "Arnault" and "Arnaldon" are recorded there in this period.

[2] Lanquan vinc en Lombardia and Chantan cue brima feunia are examples.

[3] Amics N'Arnautz, cent dompnas d'aut paratge.

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