The Archpoet Archipoeta
wandering poet · Holy Roman Empire · 1130?–1165?
A wandering poet of the twelfth century whose real name is unknown. Supported by an archbishop, he sang of wine, dice and the road.
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I am resolved to die in a tavern, so that wine may be near my dying lips.
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint vina proxima morientis ori."Confession" (Confessio)
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