gleemen

Then at night was the fire of pine logs high heaped, and we feasted while the scalds, as they call their gleemen, sang the deeds of the heroes of old.

Wulfric the Weapon Thane 1884

Here should come the gleemen and jonglers, the minstrels, the mountebanks, the party-colored gipsies, the dark-eyed, nut-brown

Burlesques 2006

Thrice his Grace had yawned at table, when his favorite gleemen sung,

Burlesques 2006

Here should come the gleemen and jonglers, the minstrels, the mountebanks, the party-colored gipsies, the dark-eyed, nut-brown

A Legend of the Rhine 2006

The Countess of Sandport lent her cherished portative wind-organ and an ensemble of musicians to enhance the dignity of the feast of welcome and the coronation ceremony itself, while the gleemen of Lord Mosstor would provide earthier entertainment during the reception and grand banquet scheduled to wind up the celebration tomorrow.

Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

Those were two of the things Aiel did to those who came into the Waste uninvited; only gleemen, peddlers, and Tinkers had safe passage, though Aiel avoided the Tinkers as if they carried fever.

The Fires of Heaven Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1993

"I thought there were three kinds of people you Aiel let come out here in the Waste; peddlers, gleemen, and the Traveling People."

The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992

"Peddlers and gleemen are welcome," Heirn replied curtly.

The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992

He knew Thom was up to something tricky — gleemen were always doing things that were impossible, like eating fire and pulling silk out of the air — but he did not see how Thom could do anything with him watching close.

The Dragon Reborn Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1991

The festivities for the Hunters had blended into the Feast of Teven, with its famed contests and prizes for gleemen.

The Great Hunt Jordan, Robert 1990