Question

One of these people named “the Archpoet” wrote how God will take mercy on him after he dies in a tavern in a "Confession" found in Carmina Burana. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these people who often presented their works at the Feast of Fools. These people principally worshipped Venus and Fortuna.
ANSWER: goliards
[10h] The goliards observed this holiday, in which a certain animal would stand behind the priest while the audience imitated it. This holiday fell out of favor in the 15th century with the suppression of the related Feast of Fools.
ANSWER: Feast of the Ass [or Festum Asinorum; or Fête de l'âne]
[10e] Most goliards were people with this specific relation to their parents, who were forced to become priests. The title of Prince Harry's autobiography refers to the notion that these members of noble families were "spares."
ANSWER: second sons [accept descriptions of non-inheriting sons or sons who are not the firstborn; accept younger sons; prompt on sons; prompt on second children]
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