1160

Events in 1160 4

• 1120 – 1160 Eric the Saint Erik den Helige Legendary king and patron saint of Sweden. He allegedly led a crusade to Finland and was murdered in Uppsala.
• 1150 – 1160 Lalli The Peasant Outlaw A legendary figure who allegedly killed Bishop Henry on the ice of Lake Köyliö. He is a symbol of Finnish resistance to outside authority.
• 1160 – 1210 Moniot d'Arras French trouvère Moniot d'Arras was a 13th-century trouvère from Arras whose chansons display elegant melodic craftsmanship typical of the northern French courtly tradition.
• 1160 – 1230 Pérotin French composer of Notre-Dame school Pérotin was a leading composer of the Notre-Dame school who expanded Léonin's work into three and four voice polyphony. His compositions represent a high point of medieval sacred music.