Tibors (b. around 1130)
Tibors (b. around 1130)
European troubadour. Born around 1130 and grew up in the castle of Sarenom, known as Serignan, near Grasse in the Alpes Maritimes; daughter of a noble family; sister of troubadour Raimbuat d'Orange, or Rambaud of Orange; married Bertrand de Baux (assassinated 1181).
Women troubadours who emerged in medieval Europe were not unique, as their prototype had long existed in the Arabic world and even in ancient Egypt. As early as 2500 bce, records exist of female singers in Egypt. This tradition continued and Arabic songstresses were some of the wealthiest and most powerful individuals in their culture. The Moors brought songstresses with them when they conquered Spain, and the custom of women singers spread to Southern France and then into Europe. Tibors was the sister of the troubadour Rambaud of Orange. Hers was a noble ancestry as her family held the castle of Sarenom, known as Serignan, near Grasse in the Alpes Maritimes. She married Bertrand de Baux, an important patron of the troubadours. He was assassinated in 1181 on the orders of Raymond V of Toulouse. Only one of Tibors' songs survives.
John Haag , Athens, Georgia