Hue de Rotelande, Ipomedon
England c. 1185 Hue de Rotelande, Ipomedon Ipomedon is an Anglo-Norman poem written sometime in the last decades of the 12th century (1185?), taking the title from the name of its protagonist hero. Ipomedon, as the name of a Medieval knight, sounds...
Renaut de Montauban
France late 12th century C.E. Anonymous Renaut de Montauban (Les Quatre Fils Aymon) Probably composed during the reign of Philip Augustus, known for toughness in his dealings with barons, the chanson de geste known as Renaut de Montauban encapsulates the...
The Tale of Igor’s Campaign
Kievan Rus Composed: ca. 1188-1200 CEEarliest manuscript: ca. 15th century CE First published in 1800 Anonymous The Tale of Igor The Tale of Igor, also called The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, of Igor, Son of Svyatoslav, Grandson of Oleg, describes the...
Nibelungenlied
Germany Composed: ca. 1180-1210 CEEarliest extant manuscript: ca. 1220 CE Anonymous Nibelungenlied Although copied down in manuscripts around 1200 on behalf of the Passau Bishop Wolfger von Erla, the Nibelungenlied evokes many historical events from the time when the...Participants
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