Giraut de Borneil
Modern Standardized Name
Giraut de Borneil
Origin
Limousin
Expedition Date/s
1179-1180
Biography
Giraut de Borneil was a troubadour from the Limousin region who accompanied Adhémar IV of Limoges to the Latin East in 1179. He may have composed two songs related to this expedition: Ben es dreitz, pos en aital port and De chantar ab deport.
Bibliography
L. Paterson, Singing the Crusades: French and Occitan lyric responses to the crusading movements, 1137-1336 (Cambridge, 2018), 61-69.
Citation
“Giraut de Borneil,” Independent Crusaders Project, accessed September 17, 2024, https://independentcrusadersproject.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/2363.