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Minstrels are a traveling middle-age music player. They would play many instruments like trumpets, reed instruments, lutes, flutes,etc. They didn't have a home. They would stay with the nobels or at the manor. They wore brightly-colored ( red, yellow, orange) clothing, tunics, tights, and belts. If they are not playing instruments, they are reciting poems, dancing, and even swallowing fire!
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Wandering musicians in the Middle Ages were called .?
Minstrels
Who were traveling entertainers in medieval times?
minstrels and jongleurs
What was the other name for the wandering minstrels of the Middle Ages?
They were also called "bards".
What is a minstrel of the Middle Ages?
The minstrels were entertainers, who would travel from town to town, often in groups. Most minstrels were singers or musicians, but some had other skills as well. They juggled, did acrobatics, or danced. They also sang stories, like Robin Hood and great battles.Other names for Minstrels include Jongleurs, Minnesingers, and Troubadours.AnswerGLEEMAN _________As stated above a Gleeman or a Jester, Fool or Buffoon are names given to the music playing, juggling, joke telling, riddle laying entertainers of the middle ages.
Why were minstrels important?
Minstrels were important because they brought joy to people in cities and they told of news in other areas of Europe and the world. People were proud if they had their own minstrel for their city. Minstrels told tales of past and present. They told stories in categories from romance to conquest and they told these stories according to the mood of their audiences. Minstrels commonly brought joy and education to the places they traveled. They would travel with European caravans or in castles. If you were a good minstrel you might go to a great lord's castle or even to the castle of the King. Most minstrels practiced acrobatics, sang, played various instruments along with telling stories. They were some of the greatest entertainers in the middle ages.
