Airas Nunes
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Airas Nunes was a Galician
cleric and troubador of the 13th century, born in. He served under a bishop
and much later, between 1284 and 1289, was a poet in the court of Sancho IV of Castille.
His songs are written in medieval Galician-Portuguese
. Fifteen compositions are known, of which 7 are love songs, 3 songs of friendship, 4 satires, 2 ballads and one pastoral song. At times quotations from other authors, such as King Denis of Portugal
, King Alfonso X of Castile
, João Zorro
and Nuno Fernandes Torneol, are found in his work.
It is thought that he may have collaborated in the composition of the Cantigas de Santa Maria
of Alfonso X the Wise.
Galician
Galician can refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Galicia * Galician language* Galician people, an ethnic group of Galicia, Spain* Galician wine, wine produced in Galicia, Spain*Galician cuisine- See also :* Galicia...
cleric and troubador of the 13th century, born in. He served under a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
and much later, between 1284 and 1289, was a poet in the court of Sancho IV of Castille.
His songs are written in medieval Galician-Portuguese
Galician-Portuguese
Galician-Portuguese or Old Portuguese was a West Iberian Romance language spoken in the Middle Ages, in the northwest area of the Iberian Peninsula. It was first spoken in the area bounded in the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean and the Douro River in the south but it was later extended south...
. Fifteen compositions are known, of which 7 are love songs, 3 songs of friendship, 4 satires, 2 ballads and one pastoral song. At times quotations from other authors, such as King Denis of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
Dinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
, King Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1252 until his death...
, João Zorro
João zorro
João Zorro was a Portuguese troubadour who lived in the later thirteenth century. He is noted for his poems about ancient sailors, written on the eve of the great voyages of discovery....
and Nuno Fernandes Torneol, are found in his work.
It is thought that he may have collaborated in the composition of the Cantigas de Santa Maria
Cantigas de Santa Maria
The Cantigas de Santa Maria are 420 poems with musical notation, written in Galician-Portuguese during the reign of Alfonso X El Sabio and often attributed to him....
of Alfonso X the Wise.