Chardon de Croisilles or de Reims (fl. 1220–45) was an Old French trouvère and possibly an Occitantroubadour. He was probably from Croisilles, but perhaps Reims. He is associated with the school of trouvères in and around Arras. Chardon wrote four chansons d'amour, two jeux partis, and one partimen. In two of his chansons Chardon represented Marguerite de Bourbon, the wife (from 1232) of Theobald I of Navarre, in acrostics. Based on this and another internal reference to the castle of Monreal near Pamplona, where Theobald was staying in 1237, it is thought that Chardon joined … read more
Chardon de Croisilles or de Reims (fl. 1220–45) was an Old French trouvère and possibly an Occitantroubadour. He was probably from Croisilles, but perhaps Reims. He is associated with the school of trouvères in and around Arras. Chardon wrote four chansons d'amour, two jeux partis, and … read more
Chardon de Croisilles or de Reims (fl. 1220–45) was an Old French trouvère and possibly an Occitantroubadour. He was probably from Croisilles, but perhaps Reims. He is associated with the school of trouvères in and around Arras. Chardon wrote four chansons d'amour, two jeux partis, and one partimen. In two of his chansons Chardon represented Marguerite de B… read more
