Anglo-Norman literature

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French-language literature literary tradition medieval literature vernacular literature

Anglo-Norman literature is the body of medieval writings in the Anglo-Norman dialect of Old French produced in England after the Norman Conquest, encompassing genres such as chronicles, romances, saints’ lives, and fables.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Anglo-Norman Tristan tradition 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language literature ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ
medieval literature ⓘ
vernacular literature ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Norman England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anglo-Norman aristocracy ⓘ
Anglo-Norman court culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext Anglo-Norman culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ
developedAfter Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedIn England NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
genreIncludes chronicle ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
fable ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ
law treatise ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
romance ⓘ
saints’ lives ⓘ
hasNotableAuthor Benoît de Sainte-Maure NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lawman’s Anglo-Norman contemporaries ⓘ
Marie de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wace NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableWork Anglo-Norman Brut chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fables of Marie de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman de Brut NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman de Rou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vie de Saint Edward le Confesseur NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced English legal vocabulary ⓘ
Middle English literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Continental Old French literature ⓘ
Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ
insular historical tradition ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ
region British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime late 11th century ⓘ
usedBy English legal profession ⓘ
royal administration in England ⓘ
usedFor courtly entertainment ⓘ
historical record ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ
writtenInScript Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Fables → culturalContext → Anglo-Norman literature ⓘ
Tristan → influencedBy → Anglo-Norman literature ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman Tristan tradition
Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal → literaryTradition → Anglo-Norman literature ⓘ