Troubadours played an important role in the middle ages by

Many of them sang about Chivalry and love though there those who sang of their lands and countries.  They later became part of the elite in society as many nobles became patrons of these groups.  Some troubadours were knights who took part in the Crusades.  They help usher in beautiful objects, elegant behaviors, music and poems.

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i would say it is the roman empire europe after the norman conquest.