1212 in poetry

Events

• Walther von der Vogelweide wrote Der Ottenton
• Bertran de Gourdon wrote two coblas on doing homage to Philip II of France
• May 6 — The troubadour Ademar Jordan was captured in battle by Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and never heard from again

Births

• Ibn Sahl of Seville (died 1251), Arabic language Moorish poet of Andalusia

Deaths

See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry

References