Show MINSTRELS' MINSTRELS WORK IN ORLD fl Troubadours Led Mens Men's a Thoughts to Gentleness Amid the Ferocity of the Middle Ages l The troubadours called trovatore In f Italy originated In Provence France These minstrels of the middle ages together with the practice of chivalry helping to keep the world human at a i period when fighting and bloodshed occupied oc or- copied the minds of men The troubadour troubadour trou trou- badour was received with open arms In the castles of great nobles and at atthe atthe atthe the courts of kings He always knew there would be a 0 place place- for him at the table that he ho would have a generous portion of fowl roasted on the spit and end as many goblets of wine as his thirst demanded One can cnn Imagine the great hall haJJ lighted here and there therewith there with torches In scenes the tho huge fireplace fire fire- ri place ablaze the lord Jord of the castle with his family In rich attire sparkling spark spark- sparkling ling with Jewels and in the midst of all aB the most Important figure for the moment the slender young troubadour with his harp He sings songs words and air of his own composition Some A s 's sup of them are old folk tales gathered up and put into verse legend of surpassing surpassing surpassing sur sur- passing feats of valor of miraculous miraculous miraculous' j prowess Or they zany may pulsate with the heart throbs of that old old yet ever new subject of love and perhaps the young minstrel may steal an occasional occa occa- y ij glance at his lordships lordship prettiest n i est eat daughter meanwhile f cf 11 |