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There was much license of manners, much turbulence; and as the Aquitanians hated Angevin rule, the troubadours never ceased to stir up the sons of Henry II. against him. THERE WAS MUCH LICENSE OF MANNERS MUCH TURBULENCE AND AS THE ACQUITANIANS HATED ENJOLAN RULE THE TROUBADORES NEVER CEASED TO STIR UP THE SONS OF HENRY THE SECOND AGAINST HIM
rmandy, and betrothed his third son to the heiress of Brittany. Eleanor's marriage seemed to undo all that Louis VI. had done in raising the royal power; for Henry completely overshadowed Louis, whose only resource was in feeble endeavours to take part against him in his many family quarrels. The whole reign of Louis the Young, the title that adhered to him on account of his simple, childish nature, is only a record of weakness and disaster, till he died in 1180. What life went on in France, went on principally in the south. The lands of Aquitaine and Provence had never dropped the old classical love of poetry and art. A softer form of broken Latin was then spoken, and the art of minstrelsy was frequent among all ranks. Poets were called troubadours and _trouvères_ (finders). Courts of love were held, where there were competitions in poetry, the prize being a golden violet; and many of the bravest warriors were also distinguished troubadours--among them the elder sons of Queen Eleanor. A DUCHY OF NORMANDY AND BETROTHED HIS THIRD SON TO THE HEIRESS OF BRITTANY ELEANOR'S MARRIAGE SEEMED TO UNDO ALL THAT LOUIS THE SIXTH HAD DONE IN RAISING THE ROYAL POWER FOR HENRY COMPLETELY OVERSHADOWED LOUIS WHOSE ONLY RESOURCE WAS IN FEEBLE ENDEAVOURS TO TAKE PART AGAINST HIM IN HIS MANY FAMILY QUARRELS THE WHOLE REIGN OF LOUIS THE YOUNG THE TITLE THAT ADHERED TO HIM ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SIMPLE CHILDISH NATURE IS ONLY A RECORD OF WEAKNESS AND DISASTER TILL HE DIED IN ELEVEN EIGHTY WHAT LIFE WENT ON IN FRANCE WENT ON PRINCIPALLY IN THE SOUTH THE LANDS OF ACQUITAN AND PROVASSE HAD NEVER DROPPED THE OLD CLASSICAL LOVE OF POETRY AND ART A SOFTER FORM OF BROKEN LATIN WAS THEN SPOKEN AND THE ART OF MINSTRELSY WAS FREQUENT AMONG ALL RANKS POETS WERE CALLED TROUBADORES OR TOURVERS FINDERS COURTS OF LOVE WERE HELD WHERE THERE WERE COMPETITIONS IN POETRY THE PRIZE BEING A GOLDEN VIOLET AND MANY OF THE BRAVEST WARRIORS WERE ALSO DISTINGUISHED TROUBADORES AMONG THEM THE ELDER SONS OF QUEEN ELEANOR
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