Akka Mahadevi, female Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya didactic poet (died 1160) Died 1131: December 4 Omar Khayyám, Persian philosopher, scientist and presumed poet (born 1048) Born c. 1141: Nizami Ganjavi, Seljuk Empire Persian romantic epic poet (died 1209) Born c. 1146: Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis), Cambro-Norman churchman and topographer (died c. 1223) Died c. 1157: Henry of Huntingdon, English historian writing in Latin Died 1160: Ibn Quzman, al-Andalusian poet (born 1078) Born 1162: Fujiwara no Teika (Fujiwara no Sadaie, 藤原定家) Japanese waka poet, calligrapher and scholar (died 1241) Died 1167: January 12 – Aelred of Rievaulx, writer and abbot (born 1100) Fl. 1180s: Joseph of Exeter, English poet writing in Latin Fl. 1180s: H[enry] of Saltrey, English Cistercian monk writing in Latin Born c. 1197: Gonzalo de Berceo, Castilian poet (died by 1264) Fl. late 12th century: Chrétien de Troyes, Old French poet 12th or 13th century: Berechiah ha-Nakdan, Jewish exegete, poet and philosopher 12th century: Jocelyn de Brakelond, English chronicler and monk See also 12th century in poetry 11th century in literature 13th century in literature List of years in literature References Medieval literature History of literature