Matter of France
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The Matter of France is the body of medieval legends and epic literature centered on Charlemagne and his paladins, forming one of the principal cycles of European chivalric romance.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of legends
ⓘ
epic literary tradition ⓘ medieval literary cycle ⓘ |
| classifiedBy | Jean Bodel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Matter of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matter of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Carolingian historical traditions
ⓘ
oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Carolingian cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carolingian romances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodelCategory | “la matière de France” ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
chanson de geste
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacters | paladins of Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainFigure | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Archbishop Turpin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astolfo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bradamante NERFINISHED ⓘ Fierabras NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganelon NERFINISHED ⓘ Huon of Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogier the Dane NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaud de Montauban NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruggiero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Aspremont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fierabras NERFINISHED ⓘ Huon of Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogier the Dane NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Sons of Aymon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Song of Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
8th century Europe
ⓘ
Carolingian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Charlemagne’s wars against the Saracens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ courtly and knightly ideals ⓘ feudal loyalty and betrayal ⓘ heroic warfare ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gerusalemme Liberata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance epics ⓘ Orlando Furioso NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando Innamorato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfPrincipalCyclesOf | European chivalric romance ⓘ |
| originatedIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
medieval European literature
ⓘ
medieval chivalric literature ⓘ |
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