Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes wrote in Champagne, France, during the last half of the twelfth century. Of his life we know neither the beginning nor the end, but we know that between 1160 and 1181 he lived in Troyes at the court of his patroness Countess Marie de Champagne, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, perhaps as herald-at-arms (as Gaston Paris speculated). His work on Arthurian subjects represents some of the best of medieval literature.

Related Topics:
Champagne - France - Twelfth century - 1160 - 1181 - Troyes - Marie de Champagne - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Gaston Paris - Arthurian - Medieval literature

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