Statue of Richard the Lionheart and Blondel the Minstrel on the Danube River in Austria.
The story of Blondel the Minstrel - Summary
"On his return from the Crusades in 1192, King Richard the Lionheart had disappeared. He had been taken prisoner by Duke Leopold of Austria who he had offended at the Siege of Acre. Blondel was a troubadour, an elite Minstrel of the 12th century and a favourite of King Richard 1 the Lionheart. The legend is that Blondel the minstrel discovered the place of Richard's imprisonment in Austria by singing the first part of a love-song which Richard and he had composed together and by the voice of Richard in responding to the strain."
The story of Blondel the Minstrel - Summary
"On his return from the Crusades in 1192, King Richard the Lionheart had disappeared. He had been taken prisoner by Duke Leopold of Austria who he had offended at the Siege of Acre. Blondel was a troubadour, an elite Minstrel of the 12th century and a favourite of King Richard 1 the Lionheart. The legend is that Blondel the minstrel discovered the place of Richard's imprisonment in Austria by singing the first part of a love-song which Richard and he had composed together and by the voice of Richard in responding to the strain."
