- Giraut del Luc
Giraut del Luc (fl. 1190–1197) was a minor
troubadour . He was a partisan ofRaymond VI of Toulouse in his wars with theCrown of Aragon and left behind two "sirventes " attackingAlfonso II of Aragon .Giraut's birthplace cannot be identified with certainty. Historically, there are many locations named "
Luc " or "Le Luc " in southern France. Giraut may be the "G. del Luc" who signed two documents of August and October 1197 atMoissac . He definitely had some relationship with theOrder of the Temple .Giraut was not an original poet. His "Si per malvatz seignoril" has the same meter as "Talans m'es pres d'En Marques" by
Guillem de Berguedan . His "Ges sitot m'ai ma voluntat fellona" is hardly more original, but far more interesting for what it says about Giraut's learning: its melody is borrowed from the "chanson de geste " "Daurel et Beton ", as is its "hero",Boves d'Antona . It is a string of accusations of injustice levelled at Alfonso, including many which indicate that Giraut was well-informed of political events on both sides of thePyrenees . He mentions Alfonso's mistreatment of his uncle (though we do not know who Giraut's uncle was) and he refers to 1178, when a man claiming to beAlfonso the Battler was executed. He also mentions the capture of the castle ofPolpís de Maestrazgo .References
*Riquer, Martín de . "Los trovadores: historia literaria y textos". 3 vol. Barcelona: Planeta, 1975.
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