BLONDEL DE NESLE

blŭnˈdəl də nĕl, Fr. blôNdĕlˈ də nĕl, fl. late 12th cent., French troubadour, a favorite of Richard I of England. Legend relates that after Richard was captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria in 1193, Blondel wandered through Germany, singing a song known only to him and his lost master, until Richard answered from his prison. Blondel was then able to tell the English where Richard was held captive.

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books on: Blondel De Nesle  - 16 results

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The Troubadours and England
Book by H. J. Chaytor; The University Press, 1923
Subjects: English Poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500--History And Criticism, Literature, Comparative--Proven*Al And English, Troubadours
...prison is pure fiction 1 . Blondel probably belonged to Nesle in Picardy, not far from...in Dr Leo Wiese edition of Blondel de Nesle , Dresden, 1904. 2 seems...113 de son V00E9dition de Blondel de Nesle . "Postquam haec invidiosa...
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The Short and Bloody History of Spies
Book by John Farman; Lerner, 2002
Subjects: Espionage--History--Juvenile Literature, Spies--Juvenile Literature
...friends with a French guy called Blondel de Nesle. Blondel accompanied Richard on his campaign...the kings loyal followers to ask Blondel to go on a spying mission to find...We next hear of Monsieur de Nesle in heavy disguise, dressed as...
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English Poetry and Prose of the Romantic Movement
Book by George Benjamin Woods; Scott Foresman, 1916
Subjects: English Literature--18th Century--Collections, English Literature--19th Century--Collections, Poetry, Romanticism--England
...Duke of Austria. His favorite minstrel, Blondel de Nesle, having traversed all Germany in search of...King Richard, heard the song, he knew that Blondel must be the singer; and when Blondel paused about the middle, the King began the...
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A History of French Literature
Book by C. H. Conrad Wright; Oxford University Press, 1912
Subjects: French Literature--History And Criticism, French Literature--History And Criticism--Bibliography
...628 , 648 , 718 , 733 Blanche de Castille, 46 Blanchecotte, Mme, 790 Blemont, Emile, 849 Blondel, 488 Blondel, Maurice, 835 Blondel de Nesle, 46 Blount, Mrs., 282 Bocage, 698 Boccaccio, 38 , 70 , 112 , 133 , 147 , 159 , 366 , 435...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Book by Curtis Howe Walker, M. S. Nowicki; University of North Carolina Press, 1950
Subjects: Eleanor--Of Aquitaine, Queen, Consort Of Henry Ii, King Of England--1122?-1204
...composers, himself and a well-loved minstrel, Blondel de Nesle. Could it be Blondel? The king leaped to his feet to peer out the...the window. Though that was the last he saw of Blondel, the captive took the visit as a happy augury...
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journal articles on: Blondel De Nesle  - 1 result

 
 
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L'CEuvre Lyrique De Blondel De Nesle: Melodies
Journal article by Elizabeth Aubrey; Medium Aevum, Vol. 68, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, L'CEuvre lyrique de Blondel de Nesle: melodies (Book)--Reviews
LCEuvre lyrique de Blondel de Nesle: melodies by ELIZABETH AUBREY LCEuvre lyrique de Blondel de Nesle: melodies, edition des melodies et etude des variantes par...


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encyclopedia articles on: Blondel De Nesle  - 2 results

 
 
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Blondel De Nesle
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLONDEL DE NESLE blun d l d nel, Fr. bloNdel d nel, fl. late 12th cent., French troubadour, a favorite...was captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria in 1193, Blondel wandered through Germany, singing a song known only to him...
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Richard I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...with whom Richard had quarreled on crusade, and was imprisoned in the castle of Durnstein, where the troubadour Blondel de Nesle is supposed (by legend) to have found him. Leopold delivered Richard to Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, who released...


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