William of Tudela
William of Tudela (Guillaume de Tudèle; Guilhem de Tudèla) was a southern French poet born in Spain who was active from 1210 to 1213.
He began to write the Chronicle Canso de la Crozada on the Albigensian Crusade, rhymed in Alexandrians in Provencal language , which an anonymous author then continued. The work is an important source for the history of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages.
Modern editions of the Canso de la Crozada
- La Chanson de la croisade albigeoise , ed. and over. by Eugène Martin-Chabot, 3 vols. Paris 1960 (bilingual edition)
- The Song of the Cathar wars , ed. and over. by Janet Shirley, Aldershot 2004 (partial English translation)
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| SURNAME | William of Tudela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guillaume de Tudèle; Guilhem de Tudèla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | southern French poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1213 |