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Minstrel

A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. The term originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who sang songs and played musical instruments.

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Minstrel

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples54
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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related to In literature · 21
Minstrel → Away, Christabel Rose Coleridge's Minstrel, Cronin's The Minstrel Boy, Dick, English, Helen Craik's Henry, In, John Clare, Lalla Rookh, Last Minstrel, Minstrelsy, Northumberland, Novels, Rhoda Power's Redcap Runs, Romantic, Sir Walter Scott, St Dominick's, Sydney Owenson's The Novice, The Lay, The Village Minstrel
related to External links · 17
Minstrel → Audio Download, Cheualrye Re-enactment Society, Edward II, Edward II Blog, Episode, Essays, Jan, Medieval Minstrels, Minstrels, Origin, Photos, Series, Stella Fortuna, Terry Jones' Medieval Lives, Western Music, Word Document Download, Ye Compaynye
related to Description · 10
Minstrel → Although, As, Frequently, Initially, Italian, Latin, Middle Latin, Minstrels, Old French, The
see also · 2
Minstrel → BardAshikCourt, MinstrelsKobzarGusansJesterMinstrels

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minstrels century medieval also europe music term later entertainer guild court early minstrelsy initially sang songs literature troubadours scop juggler

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a musicianinstance ofThe term originally described any type of entertainer0.80text
jugglerinstance ofThe term originally described any type of entertainer0.80text
acrobatinstance ofThe term originally described any type of entertainer0.80text
singer or foolinstance ofThe term originally described any type of entertainer0.80text
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionMinstrels0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionAlthough0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionFrequently0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionAs0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionInitially0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionOld French0.60section
Minstrelrelated to DescriptionItalian0.60section

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