Chrétien de Troyes

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Connected to Troyes, Chrétien de Troyes appears to have begun his literary activity while serving as a herald-at-arms for Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, before moving to the court of Philippe d’Alsace, Count of Flanders. During this period he produced five major romances in eight-syllable couplets, including the early narrative of Erec and Enide and the later Cligès, establishing a reputa… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources