Roman de Rou

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Roman de Rou is a 12th-century Norman-French verse chronicle by Wace that recounts the history and deeds of the dukes of Normandy, including William the Conqueror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman-French literary work
historical poem
medieval chronicle
verse chronicle
aimsTo celebrate Norman ducal lineage
author Wace
basedOn earlier Norman traditions
chronicles Battle of Hastings
deeds of the dukes of Normandy
events leading to the Norman Conquest
commissionedBy Norman aristocratic patrons
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy
dateWritten 12th century
describes Norman origins in Scandinavia
Norman rule in England
Norman settlement in Neustria
focusesOn Duke of Normandy
surface form: Norman dukes
genre chronicle
historiography
hasPart sections in alexandrines
sections in octosyllabic couplets
historicalValue important source for Norman history
influenced later Norman historiography
language Normand
surface form: Norman French

Old French
literaryForm verse
literaryMovement 12th-century Anglo-Norman historiography
literaryStatus major work of Wace
literaryTradition Anglo-Norman literature
mentions Norman aristocracy
Rollo
William the Conqueror
narrativePerspective pro-Norman
originallyIntendedAudience Anglo-Normans
surface form: Norman and Anglo-Norman nobility
placeOfComposition Normandy
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
relatedWork Wace's Roman de Brut
surface form: Roman de Brut
script Latin alphabet
setting 11th-century England
medieval Normandy
subject Norman Conquest of England
surface form: Norman conquest of England

House of Normandy
surface form: Norman ducal dynasty

William the Conqueror
history of the dukes of Normandy
timePeriodDescribed from Rollo to William the Conqueror
usesMeter rhymed couplets

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Wace notableWork Roman de Rou