| Ermengard of Narbonne and the World of the Troubadours Before France became France its territories included Occitania, roughly the present-day province of Languedoc. The city of Narbonne was a center of Occitanian commerce and culture during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. For most of the second half... Fredric L. Cheyette is Emeritus Professor of History at Amherst College. |