Chrétien de Troyes

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Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th-century French poet widely regarded as a founding figure of Arthurian romance literature, known for shaping key legends of King Arthur and his knights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian romance writer ⓘ
author ⓘ
medieval writer ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
associatedWith court of Champagne ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 12th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
culturalContext French High Middle Ages ⓘ
linked to: High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup French ⓘ
fieldOfWork Arthurian legend ⓘ
medieval narrative poetry ⓘ
floruit second half of the 12th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre Arthurian romance ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ
courtly literature ⓘ
hasRoleIn development of the Lancelot-Guinevere love story ⓘ
popularization of Arthurian courtly ideals ⓘ
influenced Arthurian literature ⓘ
linked to: Arthurian legend

later writers of chivalric romance ⓘ
medieval romance tradition ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Old French ⓘ
literaryForm romance ⓘ
verse narrative ⓘ
literaryReputation founding figure of Arthurian romance literature ⓘ
movement medieval literature ⓘ
name Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
notableFor early literary development of the Holy Grail theme ⓘ
foundational role in Arthurian romance tradition ⓘ
shaping legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
notableWork Cligès ⓘ
Erec et Enide ⓘ
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ
Perceval, le Conte du Graal ⓘ
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ⓘ
occupation court poet ⓘ
poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfActivity Champagne ⓘ
workSubject King Arthur ⓘ
Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court

Lancelot ⓘ
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Perceval ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ
wroteIn rhymed octosyllabic couplets ⓘ

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Old French → hasNotableAuthor → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Sir Lancelot → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Marie of France → patronOf → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Le Chevalier de la Charrette → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Chrétien de Troyes → name → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Sir Yvain → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Sir Bors → authorAssociatedWith → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Enide → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Enide → characterInWorkBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Percival → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Yvain → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Sir Tristram → authorAssociated → Chrétien de Troyes (traditionally related cycle) ⓘ
linked to: Chrétien de Troyes
Wolfram von Eschenbach → influencedBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
court of Champagne at Troyes → hostedAuthor → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
court of Champagne at Troyes → influencedAuthor → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne → patronOf → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
subject linked to: Countess of Champagne
Perceval → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Erec et Enide → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Cligès → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Erec → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Perceval, le Conte du Graal → author → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Ywaine → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Laudine → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Laudine → firstAppearanceAuthor → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Laudine, Lady of the Fountain → createdBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Marie de Champagne → patronOf → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Holy Grail legends → firstMajorAuthor → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Middle Dutch Arthurian romances → influencedBy → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
Chrétien → hasNotableBearer → Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ
subject linked to: Chrétien (surname)