Probably the most famous poet and storyteller was Geoffrey Chaucer.
There is a link below to an article on Chaucer.
Homer was the only poet we might say was famous from the Greek Dark Ages. The Greek Dark Ages began with the collapse of Mycenaean culture, and lasted about 400 years. The dates would be about 1200 to 800 BC. Homer is sometimes dated to as early as 950 BC, and sometimes as late as about 750. That being the case, he is arguably from the Greek Dark Ages. Please see the links below.
Homer was a poet and storyteller, not a philosopher - his role was entertainment.
A troubadour was a wandering poet, he/she would write songs about ladies, love and chivalry. The troubadour was practacly a pilgrim and a freeman.
The famous court poet of AKBAR was "RAHIM."
The most famous epic poet of Roman literature was Virgil.
One prominent poet and singer of love songs in the Middle Ages was troubadours. They were composers and performers of lyric poetry in southern France during the High Middle Ages. Their songs often focused on themes of courtly love and chivalry.
Dante (Durante degli Alighieri) was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages.
Chaucer is considered the father of the English language. The writer of Canterbury Tales, he is considered the leading poet of the middle ages. His birth date is unknown, somewhere around 1343.
Roger Bacon was a famous English monk, who is credited for advancing science a good deal. Hildegard von Bingen was a famous German nun who was a poet and expert in healing herbs.
Homer was the only poet we might say was famous from the Greek Dark Ages. The Greek Dark Ages began with the collapse of Mycenaean culture, and lasted about 400 years. The dates would be about 1200 to 800 BC. Homer is sometimes dated to as early as 950 BC, and sometimes as late as about 750. That being the case, he is arguably from the Greek Dark Ages. Please see the links below.
Homer was a poet and storyteller, not a philosopher - his role was entertainment.
Geoffrey Chaucer is a well-known poet who wrote in Middle English. He is most famous for his work "The Canterbury Tales," which is a collection of stories written in verse.
King David from the Bible is known for being a shepherd in his youth, a storyteller through the Book of Psalms, a poet in his writing, a musician playing the harp, a warrior defeating Goliath, and a great king of Israel.
A troubadour was a wandering poet, he/she would write songs about ladies, love and chivalry. The troubadour was practacly a pilgrim and a freeman.
The famous court poet of AKBAR was "RAHIM."
they exaggerate because they want people to know that what they are so is or was serious
Someone who writes is a writer or an author. Someone who writes poems would be a poet specifically.