Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
1170:
Peire d'Alvernhe probably wrote Chantarai d'aquest trobadors during the summertime at Puivert
1173:
Giraut de Bornelh composed a planh on the death of Raimbaut of Orange
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:
1170:
Gaucelm Faidit (died 1202), Occitan troubadour (approx.)
Hartmann von Aue (died 1210), German poet of the Middle High German period
Wolfram von Eschenbach (died 1220), German knight and poet; as a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry
Pons d'Ortaffa (died 1246), Catalan nobleman and troubadour
Sighvatr Sturluson (died 1238), skald poet, goði and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan
Walther von der Vogelweide (died 1230), Middle High German lyric poet
1171:
Fujiwara Toshinari no Musume (died 1253), a Japanese poet (approx.)
1172:
Shota Rustaveli (died 1216), Georgian poet
1173:
Huguet de Mataplana (died 1213), troubadour, dies of wounds received in the Battle of Muret
Kolbeinn Tumason (died 1208), Icelandic skald, composed Heyr himna smiður (Hear, Heavenly Creator)
1175:
Peire Vidal (died 1205), Occitan troubadour (approx.)
Henry I of Rodez (died 1221), French troubadour
1176:
Elazar Rokeach (died 1238), a Talmudist, Cabalist, moralist, scientist and poet
1177:
Gyōi (died 1217), Japanese poet and Buddhist monk
Lal Shahbaz Qalander (died 1274), sufi saint, philosopher, poet, and qalandar
Najmeddin Razi (died 1256), Persian Sufi
1178:
Snorri Sturluson (died 1241), Icelandic poet
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1170:
Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd (born unknown), Welsh
Eliezer ben Nathan (born 1090), in Hebrew
1171:
Dietmar von Aist (born 1140), an early Minnesänger (possible)
Rabbeinu Tam (born 1100), Hebrew liturgical poet, in France
1173:
Raimbaut of Orange (born 1147), Occitan troubadour
Benoît de Sainte-Maure (born unknown), Anglo-Norman
1178:
Bernard Silvestris (born 1085), a Latin poet in France (approx.)
