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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-Norman literature canonical | 3 |
| Anglo-Norman Tristan tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Anglo-Norman literature Context triple: [Fables, culturalContext, Anglo-Norman literature]
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Anglo-Saxon literature
Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
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La Littérature française au Moyen Âge
La Littérature française au Moyen Âge is a seminal 19th-century scholarly study by Jean-Jacques Ampère that surveys and analyzes the development of French literature during the medieval period.
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Wace's Roman de Brut
Wace's Roman de Brut is a 12th-century Norman French verse chronicle that popularized and adapted the legendary history of the kings of Britain, including early Arthurian material, for a courtly audience.
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Anglo-Norman court
The Anglo-Norman court was the royal and aristocratic milieu in England and Normandy after the Norman Conquest, characterized by a fusion of Norman, French, and Anglo-Saxon cultures, politics, and legal traditions.
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Middle English Brut
Middle English Brut is a Middle English verse chronicle that adapts and expands the earlier Anglo-Norman Brut to recount the legendary and historical history of Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Norman literature Target entity description: 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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A.
Anglo-Saxon literature
Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
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B.
La Littérature française au Moyen Âge
La Littérature française au Moyen Âge is a seminal 19th-century scholarly study by Jean-Jacques Ampère that surveys and analyzes the development of French literature during the medieval period.
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C.
Wace's Roman de Brut
Wace's Roman de Brut is a 12th-century Norman French verse chronicle that popularized and adapted the legendary history of the kings of Britain, including early Arthurian material, for a courtly audience.
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D.
Anglo-Norman court
The Anglo-Norman court was the royal and aristocratic milieu in England and Normandy after the Norman Conquest, characterized by a fusion of Norman, French, and Anglo-Saxon cultures, politics, and legal traditions.
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E.
Middle English Brut
Middle English Brut is a Middle English verse chronicle that adapts and expands the earlier Anglo-Norman Brut to recount the legendary and historical history of Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-language literature
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literary tradition ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ vernacular literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman England
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linked to:
Norman England
Anglo-Norman aristocracy ⓘ Anglo-Norman court culture ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Norman court
|
| culturalContext |
Anglo-Norman culture
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linked to:
Anglo-Norman
medieval England ⓘ |
| developedAfter | Norman Conquest of England ⓘ |
| developedIn | England ⓘ |
| endTime |
late Middle Ages
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linked to:
Late Middle Ages
|
| floruit |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| genreIncludes |
chronicle
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didactic literature ⓘ fable ⓘ hagiography ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ law treatise ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ romance ⓘ saints’ lives ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Benoît de Sainte-Maure
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Lawman’s Anglo-Norman contemporaries ⓘ Marie de France ⓘ Wace ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Anglo-Norman Brut chronicles
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linked to:
Wace's Roman de Brut
Fables of Marie de France ⓘ Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal ⓘ Roman de Brut ⓘ
linked to:
Wace's Roman de Brut
Roman de Rou ⓘ Vie de Saint Edward le Confesseur ⓘ |
| influenced |
English legal vocabulary
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Middle English literature ⓘ
linked to:
Middle English
|
| influencedBy |
Continental Old French literature
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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
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royal administration in England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
courtly entertainment
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historical record ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Norman literature Description of subject: 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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