Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

1151: Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, begun jongleur Palla at the Burgos court of Alfonso VII of León

Works published 1150: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini, an adoption of the Welsh tales of Merlin (approx.)

1154: Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, completed

1155: Roman de Brut by Wace (approx.) Ensenhamen de la donzela by Garin lo Brun (poss.)

1157: The Kakawin Bhāratayuddha, a Javanese retelling of stories from the Mahabharata

Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:

1150: Folquet de Marselha (died 1231), Occitan troubadour Dalfi d'Alvernha (died 1234/1235), Count, troubadour and patron of troubadours Conon de Béthune (died 1219), crusader and trouvère

1153: Kamo no Chōmei (died 1216), Japanese author, poet (waka), and essayist

1154: Benoît de Sainte-Maure (died 1173), Anglo-Norman poet

1155: Jiang Kui (died 1221), Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the Song dynasty Jien (died 1225), Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk William I of Baux (died 1218), French nobleman and troubadour

1157: Alfonso II of Aragon (died 1196), an Occitan troubadour Richard I of England (died 1199), Poitevin and Occitan poet

1158: Fujiwara no Ietaka (died 1237), Japanese Kamakura period waka poet

Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

1151: Li Qingzhao (born 1084), Chinese writer and poet of the Song dynasty

1155: Geoffrey of Monmouth (born 1100), British clergyman whose Latin writings included early versions of the Merlin (King Arthur) epic

1156: Garin lo Brun (born unknown), early Auvergnat troubadour

1157: Falaki Shirvani (born 1107), Persian

See also

Poetry 12th century in poetry 12th century in literature List of years in poetry

Other events: Other events of the 12th century Other events of the 13th century

12th century: 12th century in poetry 12th century in literature

References