Nicholas of Guildford

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Nicholas of Guildford is a medieval English writer believed by some scholars to be the author of the Middle English debate poem *The Owl and the Nightingale*.

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Nicholas of Guildford (attributed) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English writer
medieval writer
person
activeIn medieval England
associatedWith The Owl and the Nightingale
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup English
floruit 13th century
gender male
hasRole possible author of The Owl and the Nightingale
languageOfWorkOrName Middle English
literaryGenre debate poetry
literaryMovement Middle English
surface form: Middle English literature
nameInEnglish Nicholas of Guildford self-link
notableWork The Owl and the Nightingale
occupation clergyman
writer
placeOfOrigin Guildford
religion Christianity
subjectOf scholarly debate on authorship of The Owl and the Nightingale

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Cotton Caligula A.ix associatedWithAuthor Nicholas of Guildford
this entity surface form: Nicholas of Guildford (attributed)
The Owl and the Nightingale judgeCharacter Nicholas of Guildford
Nicholas of Guildford nameInEnglish Nicholas of Guildford self-link
The Owl and the Nightingale possibleAuthor Nicholas of Guildford