ABSTRACT
There was a time when Count Richard of Poitiers had agreed to a truce with Sir Aimar, the viscount of Limoges, with the viscount of Turenne, with Sir Archimbaut, count of Périgord, and other barons from the Limousin and surrounding areas. Sir Bertran de Born was never sadder than when the barons were at peace with each other during times of truce; he was never happier than when there were wars and skirmishes. And so he composed this sirventes, which says: It brings me down that…(80,28: 1)
