The chant as battle armor - a study on the plurality of meanings present in a medieval Iberian chant

Abstract

The subject of this article is to discuss the relations between Poetry and Power, examining the political and social tensions of the medieval Iberian society among the troubadours practice and poetry. After an initial presentation of the historical context and the fonts examined, the text analyses a galego-portuguese chant in witch one we can see a plurality of senses according the movements of the chant in the political and social context. The event studied is the monarchic centralization in Portugal of the XIII century.

Keywords

• Poesia e Poder
• trovadores medievais
• tensões sociais, sentido, acontecimento político.