CHAPTER VI--THE MINSTRELS OF THE NORTH 87-108

Importance of Celtic development of minstrelsy--origin of the Celts--the minstrel--old Breton song--the druids--classification of bards--degrees--Fétis on the Welsh minstrel--"Triads of the Isle of Britain"--old harp music--"The Two Lovers"--Gerald Barry on the Welsh--old Welsh song--the Irish--Sir Brian Boirohen's harp--English and Saxon music--King Arthur as minstrel--organ at Winchester--Scandinavian scalds--Eddas--"Sumer is Icumen in"--Anglo-Saxon harp--source of the harp in Britain--the crwth--melody in pentatonic scale.

The Arab apparition in history--their taste for poetry--competitive contests of poetry and song--encouragement of literature--rebec--eoud; santir.

Period of the Chansons de Geste--social conditions of France as given by M. Léon Gautier--"Cantilena of St. Eulalie"--subjects of the Chansons de Geste.