1200 in poetry

Events

• Sólarljóð an Old Norse poem, written in Iceland

Births

• Jehan Erart born 1200 or 1210, trouvère
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and Minnesängerpossible
• * Jayadeva, Sanskrit poet known for the epic Gita Govinda

Deaths

• Chand Bardai, Hindu Brahmin and the court poet of the Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan
• Zhu Xi, Confucian scholar, philosopher and writer