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The Song of Dermot and the Earl, the Glossary

The Song of Dermot and the Earl (Chanson de Dermot et du comte) is an anonymous Anglo-Norman verse chronicle written in the early 13th century in England.^[1]

37 relations: Adam de Feypo, Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman literature, Anglo-Normans, Castleknock, Chanson de geste, Chronicle, Diarmait Mac Murchada, Diplomatics, Elizabeth Hickey, England, Feoffment, Francisque Xavier Michel, Gilbert de Angulo, Goddard Henry Orpen, Henry II of England, Heroic couplet, History of Ireland (1169–1536), Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, Hugh Tyrrel, Iambic tetrameter, Ireland, Jocelyn de Angulo, Killucan and Rathwire, Lambeth Palace, Meiler Fitzhenry, Morgallion, Navan, Normans in Ireland, Osraige, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Risteárd de Tiúit, Skryne, Thomas Wright (antiquarian), Vavasour, William le Petit.
Anglo-Norman chronicles about England
MacMorrough Kavanagh dynasty

Adam de Feypo

Adam de Feypo is first mentioned in The Red Book of the Echequer 1166, p283 (England) as being one of the knights of Hugh de Lacy in Herefordshire, England.

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Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland

The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanctioned by the papal bull Laudabiliter.

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Anglo-Norman language

Anglo-Norman (Anglo-Normaund), also known as Anglo-Norman French, was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, other places in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period.

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Anglo-Norman literature

Anglo-Norman literature is literature composed in the Anglo-Norman language and developed during the period of 1066–1204, as the Duchy of Normandy and the Kingdom of England were united in the Anglo-Norman realm.

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Anglo-Normans

The Anglo-Normans (Anglo-Normaunds, Engel-Norðmandisca) were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest.

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Castleknock

Castleknock is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland.

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Chanson de geste

The paren, from gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late 11th and early 12th centuries, shortly before the emergence of the lyric poetry of the troubadours and trouvères, and the earliest verse romances.

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Chronicle

A chronicle (chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline.

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Diarmait Mac Murchada

Diarmait Mac Murchada (Modern Irish: Diarmaid Mac Murchadha; anglicised as Dermot MacMurrough or Dermot MacMurphy) (c. 1110 – c. 1 May 1171), was King of Leinster in Ireland from 1127 to 1171. The Song of Dermot and the Earl and Diarmait Mac Murchada are MacMorrough Kavanagh dynasty.

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Diplomatics

Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents: especially, historical documents.

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Elizabeth Hickey

Elizabeth Hickey (1917–1999) was a Meath historian and author who lived at Skryne Castle near Tara.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Feoffment

In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service.

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Francisque Xavier Michel

Francisque Xavier Michel (18 February 1809, Lyon – 18 May 1887, Paris) was a French historian and philologist.

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Gilbert de Angulo

Gilbert de Angulo was an Anglo-Norman knight,.

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Goddard Henry Orpen

Goddard Henry Orpen (8 May 1852 – 15 May 1932) was an Irish historian.

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Henry II of England

Henry II, also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.

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Heroic couplet

A heroic couplet is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used in epic and narrative poetry, and consisting of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter.

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History of Ireland (1169–1536)

The history of Ireland from 1169–1536 covers the period from the arrival of the Cambro-Normans to the reign of Henry VIII of England, who made himself King of Ireland.

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Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath

Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder.

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Hugh Tyrrel

Hugh Tyrrel (Anglo-Norman: Huge Tyrel), 1st Baron of Castleknock (died 1199) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and crusader who played a prominent part in the Norman invasion of Ireland and took part in the Third Crusade.

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Iambic tetrameter

Iambic tetrameter is a poetic meter in ancient Greek and Latin poetry; as the name of a rhythm, iambic tetrameter consists of four metra, each metron being of the form | x – u – |, consisting of a spondee and an iamb, or two iambs.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Jocelyn de Angulo

Jocelyn de Angulo, 1st Baron of Navan (fl. 1172), was an Anglo-Norman knight.

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Killucan and Rathwire

The villages of Killucan and Rathwire are co-located in the east of County Westmeath, Ireland.

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Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Meiler Fitzhenry

Meiler FitzHenry (sometimes spelled Meilyr; died 1220) was a Cambro-Norman nobleman and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland during the Lordship of Ireland.

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Morgallion

Morgallion ("plain of the Gailenga") is one of the baronies that comprise county Meath, Ireland.

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Navan

Navan (meaning "the Cave") is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Ireland.

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Normans in Ireland

Hiberno-Normans, or Norman Irish (Normánach; Gall, 'foreigners'), refer to Irish families descended from Norman settlers who arrived during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, mainly from England and Wales.

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Osraige

Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory.

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Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

Richard de Clare (1130 – 20 April 1176), 2nd Earl of Pembroke, also Lord of Leinster and Justiciar of Ireland (sometimes known as Richard FitzGilbert), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leading role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.

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Risteárd de Tiúit

Risteárd de Tiúit (anglicised as Richard Tuite) (ob. 1210) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and a member of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke's Irish invasion force, and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.

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Skryne

Skryne or Skreen (or originally called The Hill of Acaill) is a village in County Meath, Ireland.

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Thomas Wright (antiquarian)

Thomas Wright (23 April 181023 December 1877) was an English antiquarian and writer.

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Vavasour

A vavasour (also vavasor; Old French vavassor, vavassour; Modern French vavasseur; Late Latin vavassor) is a term in feudal law.

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William le Petit

William le Petit, Petyt, or Lepetit (died after 1360) was an Irish judge who was very briefly Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.

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References

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

Also known as Chanson de Dermot et du comte, Geste des Engleis en Irlande, La Geste des Engleis en Yrlande, Song of Dermot and the Earl, The Deeds of the Normans in Ireland.

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See also

Anglo-Norman chronicles about England

MacMorrough Kavanagh dynasty

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