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Thread #106626   Message #2207822
Posted By: Anne Lister
03-Dec-07 - 05:01 PM
Thread Name: Songs for the Winter Solstice
Subject: RE: Songs for the Winter Solstice
Eleanor of Aquitaine, aka Alienor, was married to Henry II and mother to several royals. But no connection to songs about the Winter Solstice as far as I'm aware. The troubadours, strictly speaking, were from her father's court in south western France although they continued for a while longer, historically speaking, and they wrote art songs primarily about love.   That's a whole different discussion!

Anne