Chinese name: bard
mbth: gleeman
Original meaning: satirist
Poet troubadour is a special product of the Middle Ages. They are all geniuses themselves. They may come from noble and rich families or from humble and poor families. With their own wisdom, they made up many novel stories. Sometimes invited to Sir Alex's castle, your wife, young lady and their samurai, each sitting around in turn according to their own identity, some holding fragrant cheeks in their hands, some gently releasing their weapons, but when they are carefree and fascinated, they listen attentively to him play and sing. In spring, in the lush garden; In winter, in the vast salon. Sometimes, they marched to the suburbs. On the green pasture, the rest shepherdess and the nearby Fu Tian peasant women who had loosened their farming were all surrounded by them until they heard his story finished, picked up their violins, and staggered to the village to stay in the evening breeze, only to disperse disconsolately. Therefore, on lucky days, they can be accompanied by young dancers and singers, and they will be provided with exquisite accommodation for several nights in succession; But unfortunately, he often bears the violin alone, and even is rejected by the charity-loving temple, and turns around and quits from the mountain gate sadly, because St. Bernard once said, "The trick of singing is not enough to entertain God."
In order to cater to the audience's interest, the whole-body warrior broke through a fortress by himself, and the beautiful woman mourned her lean lover on the terrace under the moon with beads and tears, and the young men and women with blond hair kissed privately among kumquat flowers, all of which became their wonderful themes.
The Old English Period refers to the formation period of British countries and English languages. The earliest literary form was poetry, which was circulated orally. The main poets were Bard, Gleeman, Minnesinger and Minstrel. It was not until Christianity was introduced into Britain that some poems were recorded. The most important literary work in this period is the British national epic Beowulf, written in alliteration.
Historical background
bard originally refers to a person who wrote eulogies and satires among Celts. By extension, it refers to poets and singers in the tribe who are good at writing and chanting poems about heroes and their achievements. As early as the 1st century AD, the Latin writer Lu Kanus described the bard as a national poet or singer in Gaul or Britain.