Guiraudo lo Ros or Guiraudet le Roux (meaning "the redhead" or "the blonde") was a

troubadour A troubadour (, ; ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female equivalent is usually called a ''trobairitz''. The tr ...

from

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

of a poor family of knightly rank. According to his '' vida'' he travelled to the court of his lord, called Count Alfonso, probably a reference to either Alfonso Jordan or his son, another

Alfonso Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. I ...

. At court he fell in love with Alfonso's daughter, which experience taught him how to compose songs. Only eight of his songs (seven '' cansos'' and one '' partimen'') survive, the most famous being ''En greu pantais''.

References

*Egan, Margarita, ed. and trans. ''The Vidas of the Troubadours''. New York: Garland, 1984. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Guiraudo lo Ros 12th-century French troubadours Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown Musicians from Toulouse Writers from Toulouse