Montan
Troubadour
About Montan
Montan was a troubadour.
Montan (fl. c. 1250) was a Provençal troubadour whose real name, as well as any biographical detail, is unknown: his sobriquet means "the mounter", which is sexually suggestive, evidenced in his piece , which is considered the most obscene ever produced by a troubadour. Other than this, three pieces are extant, a single stanza in a tenso with Sordello and two coblas esparsas.
Montan is also mentioned in a poem by Ramon de Rosselló, a sign that his peculiar nickname was customarily used in his time.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Montan (troubadour)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Montan. https://biography.guide/montan/
MLA: "Montan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/montan/.
Chicago: "Montan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/montan/.
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