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Chevrefoil, the Glossary

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"Chevrefoil" is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 25 relations: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Brangaine, Breton lai, Brother Robert, Chrétien de Troyes, Cornwall, Eliduc, French language, Hazel, Honeysuckle, Iseult, Lais of Marie de France, Lyonesse, Marie de France, Mark of Cornwall, Ogham, Old Norse, Pentecost, Perceval, the Story of the Grail, South Wales, Strengleikar, Tally stick, Tintagel, Tristan, Tristan and Iseult.

  2. 12th-century poems
  3. Anglo-Norman literature
  4. Arthurian literature in French
  5. Lais of Marie de France
  6. Tristan and Iseult

Bibliothèque nationale de France

The ('National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand.

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Brangaine

Brangaine (variously spelled Brangaene, Brangwane, Brangien, Brangwin, etc.) is the handmaid and confidante of Iseult of Ireland in the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. Chevrefoil and Brangaine are Tristan and Iseult.

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Breton lai

A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature. Chevrefoil and Breton lai are Anglo-Norman literature and Arthurian literature in French.

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Brother Robert

Brother Robert was a cleric working in Norway who adapted several French literary works into Old Norse during the reign of King Haakon IV of Norway (1217–1263).

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Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes (Crestien de Troies; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow;; or) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Eliduc

"Eliduc" is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France. Chevrefoil and Eliduc are 12th-century poems, French poems and lais of Marie de France.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Hazel

Hazels are plants of the genus Corylus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae.

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Iseult

Iseult, alternatively Isolde and other spellings, is the name of several characters in the legend of Tristan and Iseult. Chevrefoil and Iseult are Tristan and Iseult.

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Lais of Marie de France

The lais of Marie de France are a series of twelve short narrative Breton lais by the poet Marie de France. Chevrefoil and lais of Marie de France are Anglo-Norman literature, Arthurian literature in French and French poems.

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Lyonesse

Lyonesse (/liːɒˈnɛs/ lee-uh-NESS) is a kingdom which, according to legend, consisted of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Marie de France

Marie de France (fl. 1160–1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. Chevrefoil and Marie de France are Anglo-Norman literature.

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Mark of Cornwall

Mark of Cornwall (Marcus, Margh, March or Marchell, Marc'h) was a sixth-century King of Kernow (Cornwall), possibly identical with King Conomor. Chevrefoil and Mark of Cornwall are Tristan and Iseult.

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Ogham

Ogham (Modern Irish:; ogum, ogom, later ogam) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language (scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries).

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day.

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Perceval, the Story of the Grail

Perceval, the Story of the Grail (Perceval ou le Conte du Graal) is the unfinished fifth verse romance by Chrétien de Troyes, written by him in Old French in the late 12th century. Chevrefoil and Perceval, the Story of the Grail are Arthurian literature in French and French poems.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north.

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Strengleikar

Strengleikar (English: Stringed Instruments) is a collection of twenty-one Old Norse prose tales based on the Old French Lais of Marie de France.

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Tally stick

A tally stick (or simply tally) was an ancient memory aid device used to record and document numbers, quantities and messages.

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Tintagel

Tintagel or Trevena (Tre war Venydh, meaning Village on a Mountain) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Tristan

Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Trystan), also known as Tristram, Tristyn or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. Chevrefoil and Tristan are Tristan and Iseult.

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Tristan and Iseult

Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century.

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See also

12th-century poems

Anglo-Norman literature

Arthurian literature in French

Lais of Marie de France

Tristan and Iseult

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrefoil

Also known as Chevrefueil, Chèvrefeuille, Gotelef, Lai de Chevrefoil, Lai de Chevrefueil.