Anglo-Norman literature

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language literature
literary tradition
medieval literature
vernacular literature
associatedWith Anglo-Norman England
linked to: Norman England

Anglo-Norman aristocracy
Anglo-Norman court culture
linked to: Anglo-Norman court
culturalContext Anglo-Norman culture
linked to: Anglo-Norman

medieval England
developedAfter Norman Conquest of England
developedIn England
endTime late Middle Ages
linked to: Late Middle Ages
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
Lawman’s Anglo-Norman contemporaries
Marie de France
Wace
hasNotableWork Anglo-Norman Brut chronicles
Fables of Marie de France
Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal
Roman de Brut
Roman de Rou
Vie de Saint Edward le Confesseur
influenced English legal vocabulary
Middle English literature
linked to: Middle English
influencedBy Continental Old French literature
Latin literature
linked to: Roman literature

insular historical tradition
language Anglo-Norman
languageFamily Old French
region British Isles
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 Tristan tradition
linked to: Anglo-Norman literature
Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal literaryTradition Anglo-Norman literature
Wace's Roman de Brut literaryMovement Anglo-Norman literature