1208 in poetry

Last updated November 14, 2025

Deaths

Kolbeinn Tumason (born 1173), Icelandic, dies following the Battle of Víðines, allegedly composing Heyr himna smiður (Hear, Heavenly Creator) on his deathbed.^[1]^[2]
Guiot de Provins died sometime after 1208 (born unknown), French poet and Trouvère

References

↑ "Sigurbjornsson (arr. Johnston) - Heyr Himna Smidur for Flute Choir - F". United Music & Media Publishers. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑ Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2025). Music at World's End Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland. State University of New York Press. ISBN 9798855800708.

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[1] "Sigurbjornsson (arr. Johnston) - Heyr Himna Smidur for Flute Choir - F". United Music & Media Publishers. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

[2] Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2025). Music at World's End Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland. State University of New York Press. ISBN 9798855800708.

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