Troubadour

By Deane Barker • •

Historically, this was knight-poet of the Middle Ages. They wrote poems about chivalry and love. They’re the ones responsible for the image of the gallant knight on the white horse rescuing the damsel in distress.

In more modern times, a “troubadour” is a singer of folk music. I’ve heard many musicians – usually more traditional, lyric musicians – referred to as troubadours (think Tony Bennett, Michael, Buble, etc.)

Why I Looked It Up

It was used several times in The First World War. The book had a peculiar focus on war poets – apparently a lot of poetry came out of that war (including “In Flanders Fields,” one of the most famous war poems).

Links from this – The First World War July 11, 2021
It is what it claims to be – a detailed history of WWI. Actually, I understand that this is the short version. The author is apparently one of the most renowned WWI scholars in the world, and has a three-volume history in the works, but he decided to make an easier-to-digest version. He approaches...