4 Wheat Allergy Tips. 1  Ask your doctor about other grains. 2  When you have a wheat allergy, you may or may not be allergic to some other grains, too. 3  Gluten, one of the wheat proteins that can cause a reaction, is also in barley, rye, and oats. 4  Ask your doctor if they are safe to eat. 5  Always check labels. Gluten, one of the wheat proteins that can cause a reaction, is also in barley, rye, and oats. 2  Ask your doctor if they are safe to eat. 3  Always check labels. 4  Allergic reactions to wheat can range from stomach upset to asthma-like symptoms to anaphylaxis, which is an emergency.
Main article: Troubadour. In the 12th century, traveling noblemen and musicians called troubadours began traveling southern France. Inspired by the Code of Chivalry, troubadours composed and performed vernacular songs (in contrast to the older tradition, dating back to the 10th century, of goliards.
Troubadours, more than musicians of any other genre, responded to the Crusades, probably because several directly participated in the fighting. The name troubadour itself may even have been derived from the Arab tarrab, or minstrel. Jaufre Rudel and Marcabru probably joined the Second Crusade (1147-1149).