12th century in poetry
== Europe == === Events === Emergence of the troubadour, trouvère and minnesänger traditions, in the Occitan, Langues d'oïl and Middle High German vernaculars respectively === Major works === 1180 to 1210 - Nibelungenlied Aiol and Mirabel in Old French The Tale of Igor's Campaign in Old East Slavic, dated near the end of the century Durham in Old English Ormulum in Middle English Chanson d'Antioche and other crusader tales at the beginning of the century. === Poets === Chakhrukhadze poet, author of Tamariani Shota Rustaveli poet of the 12th century, author of "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" Chrétien de Troyes flourishes in the 1170s and 1180s Marie de France flourishes from approximately 1170 through 1205/1210, author of lais in Anglo-Norman Jean Bodel Undated troubadors Bernart de Ventadorn (c.