Perdigon

Perdigons si fo joglars e saup trop ben violar e trobar: "Perdigons was a minstrel and knew very well how to fiddle and invent songs."

Perdigon or Perdigo (fl. 1190–1220 ) was a troubadour from Lespéron in the Gévaudan. Fourteen of his works survive, including three cansos with melodies. He was respected and admired by contemporaries, judging by the widespread inclusion of his work in chansonniers and in citations by other troubadours. The biographer further claims that Perdigon sang to the populace to encourage the Crusade and even boasted of humiliating Peter II of Aragon who opposed the Crusades and died at the Battle of Muret fighting against the Crusaders. Unusually for the period, Perdigon, along with Aimeric de Peguilhan, through-composed his melodies.