Settings12th-century writers
Abd al-Jalil ibn Wahbun
Abu Mohammed Abd al-Jalil ibn Wahbun, better known as simply Ibn Wahbun was a poet from Al Andalus living in the 11th and 12th century.
Abu Mohammed Abd al-Jalil ibn Wahbun, better known as simply Ibn Wahbun was a poet from Al Andalus living in the 11th and 12th century.
Adib Sabir
Shihabuddin Sharaful-udaba Sabir, known as Adib Sabir, was a 12th century royal poet of Persia.
Shihabuddin Sharaful-udaba Sabir, known as Adib Sabir, was a 12th century royal poet of Persia.
Ali ibn al-Athir
Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad, better known as Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari was a Kurdish-Islamic historian from the Ibn Athir family.
Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad, better known as Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari was a Kurdish-Islamic historian from the Ibn Athir family.
Allama Prabhu
Allama Prabhu (ಅಲ್ಲಮ ಪ್ರಭು) is a mystic-saint and Vachana poet (called Vachanakara) of the Kannada language in the 12th century.
Allama Prabhu (ಅಲ್ಲಮ ಪ್ರಭು) is a mystic-saint and Vachana poet (called Vachanakara) of the Kannada language in the 12th century.
Am'aq
Shihabuddin Am'aq (عمعق) was a 12th century Persian (Tajik) poet.
Shihabuddin Am'aq (عمعق) was a 12th century Persian (Tajik) poet.
Amhlaoibh Mór mac Fir Bhisigh
Amhlaoibh Mór mac Fir Bhisigh, Irish poet, cleric and historian, died 1138.
Amhlaoibh Mór mac Fir Bhisigh, Irish poet, cleric and historian, died 1138.
Amir Allis
Amir Allis was a writer of Egyptian origin living in Egypt in the late 12th century.
Amir Allis was a writer of Egyptian origin living in Egypt in the late 12th century.
Amlaid Ua Domhnalláin
Amlaid Ua Domhnalláin, Chief poet of Connacht.
Amlaid Ua Domhnalláin, Chief poet of Connacht.
Anvari
Anvari, full name Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud was a Persian poets.
Anvari, full name Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud was a Persian poets.
Anwari
Anwari (Auhad-uddin Ali Anwari)(انوری), Persian poet, was born in the Khawaran district (Balkh) of Khorasan early in the 12th century.
Anwari (Auhad-uddin Ali Anwari)(انوری), Persian poet, was born in the Khawaran district (Balkh) of Khorasan early in the 12th century.
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Chakhrukhadze
Chakhrukhadze (ჩახრუხაძე) is a Georgian poet of the late 12th/early 13th century traditionally credited to have written Tamariani (თამარიანი), a collection of twenty two odes and one elegy p...
Chakhrukhadze (ჩახრუხაძე) is a Georgian poet of the late 12th/early 13th century traditionally credited to have written Tamariani (თამარიანი), a collection of twenty two odes and one elegy p...
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr ("Cynddelw the Great Poet"; ; 1155–1200), was the court poet of Madog ap Maredudd, Owain Gwynedd (Owen the Great), and Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, and one of the most promin...
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr ("Cynddelw the Great Poet"; ; 1155–1200), was the court poet of Madog ap Maredudd, Owain Gwynedd (Owen the Great), and Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, and one of the most promin...
Cú Connacht Ua Dálaigh
Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh, (aka Cu Chonnacht na Sgoile, Cu Connacht of the school'), died 1139.
Cú Connacht Ó Dálaigh, (aka Cu Chonnacht na Sgoile, Cu Connacht of the school'), died 1139.
Dietmar von Aist
Dietmar von Aist was a Minnesinger from a baronial family of Upper Austria, documented between 1140 and 1171, whose work is representative of the lyric poetry of the Danube region.
Dietmar von Aist was a Minnesinger from a baronial family of Upper Austria, documented between 1140 and 1171, whose work is representative of the lyric poetry of the Danube region.
Eadmer
Eadmer, or Edmer, was an English historian, theologian, and ecclesiastic.
Eadmer, or Edmer, was an English historian, theologian, and ecclesiastic.
Eilhart von Oberge
Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century.
Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century.
Eustathius of Thessalonica
Archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica was a Greek bishop and scholar.
Archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica was a Greek bishop and scholar.
Feardana Ua Carthaigh
Feardana Ua Carthaigh (died 1131), Chief Poet of Connacht.
Feardana Ua Carthaigh (died 1131), Chief Poet of Connacht.
Feardana Ua Cárthaigh
Feardana Ua Cárthaigh, Chief Poet of Connacht.
Feardana Ua Cárthaigh, Chief Poet of Connacht.
Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin
Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin (died 1143) was an Irish poet.
Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin (died 1143) was an Irish poet.
Gilla Asalta
Gilla Asalta, Irish historian, died 1172.
Gilla Asalta, Irish historian, died 1172.
Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside
Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside, fl.
Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside, fl.
Gilla na Naemh Ua Duinn
Gilla na Naemh Ua Duinn (1102 – 17 December 1160) was an Irish poet, historian, and cleric.
Gilla na Naemh Ua Duinn (1102 – 17 December 1160) was an Irish poet, historian, and cleric.
Godfrey of Cambrai
Godfrey of Cambrai was the prior of Winchester Abbey from 1082 until his death in 1107.
Godfrey of Cambrai was the prior of Winchester Abbey from 1082 until his death in 1107.
Gwalchmai ap Meilyr
Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (fl. 1130 - 1180) was a Welsh language court poet from Ynys Môn who composed poems in praise of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd, and his brothers.
Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (fl. 1130 - 1180) was a Welsh language court poet from Ynys Môn who composed poems in praise of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd, and his brothers.
Gwilym Rhyfel
Gwilym Rhyfel (fl. 12th century) was a Welsh language poet and warrior.
Gwilym Rhyfel (fl. 12th century) was a Welsh language poet and warrior.
Gwynfardd Brycheiniog
Gwynfardd Brycheiniog (fl. c. 1170-80) was a Welsh language poet.
Gwynfardd Brycheiniog (fl. c. 1170-80) was a Welsh language poet.
Hassan Ghaznavi
Ashrafuddin Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Muhammad Husayni Ghaznavi known as Ashraf was a 12th century Persian poet.
Ashrafuddin Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Muhammad Husayni Ghaznavi known as Ashraf was a 12th century Persian poet.
Herbert of Bosham
Herbert of Bosham was a twelfth century English biographer of Thomas Becket, dates of birth and death unknown.
Herbert of Bosham was a twelfth century English biographer of Thomas Becket, dates of birth and death unknown.
Herlewin
Ethelmaer, Elmer, or Aelmer (died 1137), also called Herlewin, was an English ascetic writer.
Ethelmaer, Elmer, or Aelmer (died 1137), also called Herlewin, was an English ascetic writer.
Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd
Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1170) Wales Prince of Gwynedd in 1170, a Welsh poet and military leader.
Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (died 1170) Wales Prince of Gwynedd in 1170, a Welsh poet and military leader.
Ioane Shavteli
Ioane Shavteli (იოანე შავთელი) was a Georgian poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries credited to have written the encomiastic poem traditionally, and unsuitably, known as Abdulmesia ...
Ioane Shavteli (იოანე შავთელი) was a Georgian poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries credited to have written the encomiastic poem traditionally, and unsuitably, known as Abdulmesia ...
John Cotton (author)
John Cotton (12th cent.?), is the author of a valuable treatise on music, first printed by Gerbert in 1784.
John Cotton (12th cent.?), is the author of a valuable treatise on music, first printed by Gerbert in 1784.
John Tzetzes
John Tzetzes was a Byzantine poet and grammarian, known to have lived at Constantinople during the 12th century.
John Tzetzes was a Byzantine poet and grammarian, known to have lived at Constantinople during the 12th century.
John Zonaras
Ioannes Zonaras was a Byzantine chronicler and theologian, who lived at Constantinople.
Ioannes Zonaras was a Byzantine chronicler and theologian, who lived at Constantinople.
Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin
Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin (c.1150–c.1220) was a Jewish writer of numerous treatises, mostly on the Mishnah and the Talmud.
Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin (c.1150–c.1220) was a Jewish writer of numerous treatises, mostly on the Mishnah and the Talmud.
Lamprecht
Lamprecht, surnamed Der Pfaffe (The Priest), was a German poet of the twelfth century.
Lamprecht, surnamed Der Pfaffe (The Priest), was a German poet of the twelfth century.
Llywarch Llaety
Llywarch Llaety (fl. c. 1140-1160) was a Welsh language court poet.
Llywarch Llaety (fl. c. 1140-1160) was a Welsh language court poet.
Mael Ísa Ua Coinne
Mael Ísa Ua Coinne, Irish lawyer, died 1126.
Mael Ísa Ua Coinne, Irish lawyer, died 1126.
Mardi bin Ali al-Tarsusi
Mardi bin Ali al-Tarsusi was a 12th century Ayyubid writer and expert on military matters.
Mardi bin Ali al-Tarsusi was a 12th century Ayyubid writer and expert on military matters.
Masud Sa'd Salman
Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān (مسعود سعد سلمان) was an 11th century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet.
Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān (مسعود سعد سلمان) was an 11th century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet.
Matthaeus Platearius
Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school at Salerno, and is thought to have produced a twelfth century Latin manuscript on medicinal herbs titled "Circa Instans" aka "...
Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school at Salerno, and is thought to have produced a twelfth century Latin manuscript on medicinal herbs titled "Circa Instans" aka "...
Meilyr ap Gwalchmai
Meilyr ap Gwalchmai (fl. second half of the 12th century) was the son of the Welsh poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (fl.
Meilyr ap Gwalchmai (fl. second half of the 12th century) was the son of the Welsh poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (fl.
Meilyr Brydydd
Meilyr Brydydd is the earliest of the Welsh Poets of the Princes or Gogynfeirdd whose work has survived.
Meilyr Brydydd is the earliest of the Welsh Poets of the Princes or Gogynfeirdd whose work has survived.
Mohammed al-Baydhaq
Mohammed abu Bakr ibn Ali al Sanhaji al Baydhaq (died after 1164) was a companion of Ibn Tumart and chronicler of the Almohads.
Mohammed abu Bakr ibn Ali al Sanhaji al Baydhaq (died after 1164) was a companion of Ibn Tumart and chronicler of the Almohads.
Mu'izzi
Amir Abdollah Muhammad Mu'izzi was an 11th century and 12th century poet of Persia.
Amir Abdollah Muhammad Mu'izzi was an 11th century and 12th century poet of Persia.
Máel Muire mac Céilechair
Máel Muire ("servant of Mary") mac Céilechair (died 1106) was an Irish cleric of the monastery of Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, and one of the principal scribes of the manuscript Lebor na...
Máel Muire ("servant of Mary") mac Céilechair (died 1106) was an Irish cleric of the monastery of Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, and one of the principal scribes of the manuscript Lebor na...
Nagavarma II
Nagavarma II was a Kannada language scholar and grammarian of the 11th or 12th century Western Chalukya court centred in Basavakalyan, modern Karnataka state, India.
Nagavarma II was a Kannada language scholar and grammarian of the 11th or 12th century Western Chalukya court centred in Basavakalyan, modern Karnataka state, India.
Nigel de Longchamps
Nigel de Longchamps, also known as Nigel Wireker, (fl.
Nigel de Longchamps, also known as Nigel Wireker, (fl.
Philagathus of Cerami
Philagathus of Cerami (Φιλάγαθος ο Κεραμεύς or Κεραμίτης, Filagato di Cerami; d. 1154 or later), also known as Theodore Cerameus, Theophanes Cerameus and Phillip of Cerami, was...
Philagathus of Cerami (Φιλάγαθος ο Κεραμεύς or Κεραμίτης, Filagato di Cerami; d. 1154 or later), also known as Theodore Cerameus, Theophanes Cerameus and Phillip of Cerami, was...
Rashid al-Din Vatvat
Rashid al-Din Muhammad Umar-i Vatvāt was a 12th century royal panegyrist and epistolographer of Persia.
Rashid al-Din Muhammad Umar-i Vatvāt was a 12th century royal panegyrist and epistolographer of Persia.
Robert of Torigni
Robert of Torigni (died June 23 or 24, 1186) was a Norman monk and chronicler.
Robert of Torigni (died June 23 or 24, 1186) was a Norman monk and chronicler.
Rudrabhatta
Rudrabhatta was an influential Kannada writer in the court of the Hoysala Empire whose patron was a minister of King Veera Ballala II in the late 12th century.
Rudrabhatta was an influential Kannada writer in the court of the Hoysala Empire whose patron was a minister of King Veera Ballala II in the late 12th century.
Sanai
Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (حکیم ابوالمجد مجدود بن آدم سنایی غزنوی) was a Persian Sufi poet who lived in Ghazna, in what is now Afghanistan between the 11th century and the...
Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (حکیم ابوالمجد مجدود بن آدم سنایی غزنوی) was a Persian Sufi poet who lived in Ghazna, in what is now Afghanistan between the 11th century and the...
Seisyll Bryffwrch
Seisyll Bryffwrch (fl. 1155-1175) was a Welsh language poet.
Seisyll Bryffwrch (fl. 1155-1175) was a Welsh language poet.
Shota Rustaveli
Shota Rustaveli was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.
Shota Rustaveli was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.
Siddarameshwara
Siddarama (Siddarameswara) (Siddheshwar of Solapur ) was one among the many apostles of Lingayat (Veerashaivism).
Siddarama (Siddarameswara) (Siddheshwar of Solapur ) was one among the many apostles of Lingayat (Veerashaivism).
Siddheshwar
Siddarama was one among the many apostles of Lingayat.He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was a part of Basavanna's Veerashaiva revolution during the 12th century.
Siddarama was one among the many apostles of Lingayat.He was a great mystic and a Kannada poet who was a part of Basavanna's Veerashaiva revolution during the 12th century.
Suzani Samarqandi
Shams al-Din Muhammad b. *Ali (or possibly Mas'ud) (شمس الدین محمد بن علی ) (d.
Shams al-Din Muhammad b. *Ali (or possibly Mas'ud) (شمس الدین محمد بن علی ) (d.
Sæmundr fróði
Sæmundr Sigfússon (or Sæmundr fróði) (Sæmundr the Learned) (1056–1133) was an Icelandic priest and scholar.
Sæmundr Sigfússon (or Sæmundr fróði) (Sæmundr the Learned) (1056–1133) was an Icelandic priest and scholar.
Theodore Prodromos
Theodore Prodromos or Prodromus (Θεόδωρος Πρόδρομος, ca.
Theodore Prodromos or Prodromus (Θεόδωρος Πρόδρομος, ca.
Usama ibn Munqidh
Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni (also Usamah, Ousama, etc.; أسامة بن منقذ) (July 4, 1095 – November 17, 1188) was a medieval Muslim poet, author, f...
Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni (also Usamah, Ousama, etc.; أسامة بن منقذ) (July 4, 1095 – November 17, 1188) was a medieval Muslim poet, author, f...
Uthman Mukhtari
Uthman Mukhtari was an 11th century and 12th century poet of Ghaznavids, an empire originating from Ghazna located in Afghanistan.
Uthman Mukhtari was an 11th century and 12th century poet of Ghaznavids, an empire originating from Ghazna located in Afghanistan.
Walter of Oxford
Walter of Oxford (died 1151), also known as Walter Calenius, was a British cleric and writer.
Walter of Oxford (died 1151), also known as Walter Calenius, was a British cleric and writer.
Warner (writer)
Warner or Garnier (fl. 1106), was an English writer of homilies, and a monk of Westminster.
Warner or Garnier (fl. 1106), was an English writer of homilies, and a monk of Westminster.
Áed Ua Crimthainn
Áed Ua Crimthainn (fl. 12th century), also called Áed mac Crimthainn, was abbot and coarb of Terryglass (Tir dá Glas), near Lough Derg in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Áed Ua Crimthainn (fl. 12th century), also called Áed mac Crimthainn, was abbot and coarb of Terryglass (Tir dá Glas), near Lough Derg in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Ælnoth of Canterbury
Ælnoth or Ailnoth was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk from Canterbury who settled in Denmark, and is known as author of a legend of the Danish king Saint Canute (Canute IV), who had been k...
Ælnoth or Ailnoth was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk from Canterbury who settled in Denmark, and is known as author of a legend of the Danish king Saint Canute (Canute IV), who had been k...