Anglo-Norman literature

medieval epic work

medieval poet

Old French poet, author of a Tristan

series of twelve short narrative Breton lais by the poet Marie de France

Ambroise, sometimes Ambroise of Normandy, (flourished ) was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called '''', which describes in rhyming Old French verse the adventures of King Richard I of England as a crusader.

Norman verse chronicle by Wace

literary work

Anglo-Norman chronicler

short, rhymed tales of love and chivalry

thumb|Marie de France from an illuminated manuscript "Bisclavret" ("The Werewolf") is one of the twelve Lais of Marie de France written in the 12th century. Originally written in French, it tells the story of a knight who is trapped in wolf form by the treachery of his wife. The tale shares a common ancestry with the comparable Lay of Melion, and is probably referenced in Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' with the tale of Sir Marrok, who has a similar story.

literature composed in the Anglo-Norman language

English Augustinian chronicler

French romance composed around 1150

Lanval is one of the Lais of Marie de France. Written in Anglo-Norman, it tells the story of Lanval, a knight at King Arthur's court, who is overlooked by the king, wooed by a fairy lady, given all manner of gifts by her, and subsequently refuses the advances of Queen Guinevere. The plot is complicated by Lanval's promise not to reveal the identity of his mistress, which he breaks when Guinevere accuses him of having "no desire for women". Before Arthur, Guinevere accuses Lanval of shaming her, and Arthur, in an extended judicial scene, demands that he reveal his mistress. Despite the broken p

12th-century liturgical drama written in Medieval French (with Latin choral texts and stage directions)

literary work by Guy of Amiens

"Chevrefoil" is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France. The eleventh poem in the collection is called The Lais of Marie de France and its subject is an episode from the romance of Tristan and Iseult. The title means "honeysuckle," a symbol of love in the poem. "Chevrefoil" consists of 118 lines and survives in two manuscripts, Harley 978 or MS H, which contains all the Lais, and in Bibliothèque Nationale, nouv. acq. fr. 1104, or MS S.

British writer

Anglo-Norman writer and Franciscan friar

thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= The first 12 lines of the British Library’s copy of L’Austic by Marie de France from the first edition 1175-1200 CE. | The first 12 lines of the British Library’s copy of L’Austic by Marie de France from the first edition 1175-1200 CE. "Laüstic", also known as "Le Rossignol", "Le Laustic", "Laostic", and "Aüstic", is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France. The title comes from the Breton word for "nightingale" (eostig), a symbolic figure in the poem. It is the eighth poem in the collection known as the Lais of Marie de France, and the poem is only f

12th-century Anglo-Norman romance