Events from 1050

Arabic love poetry influences Aquitaine - through contact with Moorish Spain, zajal and muwashshah forms inspire troubadour lyrics

Cluny's scriptorium produces magnificent illuminated manuscripts, spreading Cluniac artistic style throughout European monasteries

Cluny develops innovative agricultural practices and becomes major wine producer, with estates throughout Burgundy supporting the monastery

Cluny becomes major pilgrimage site housing relics of Saints Peter and Paul, attracting thousands of pilgrims annually