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• The History of the Kings of Britain

  Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154,

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  (ca. 1136) “Geoffrey's History, which was one of the most popular and widely–read books throughout Europe during the High Middle Ages, covers the nearly 2000 year–long history of the ancient Britons, the Celtic people who had populated the island…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poem of the Cid

  a Modern Translation With Notes

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  (1140?) Also called Poem of the Cid or Poem of my Cid. "Few works have shaped a national literature as thoroughly as the Poem of the Cid has shaped the Spanish literary tradition. Tracing the life of the eleventh-century military commander Rodrigo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Complete Romances of Chrétien De Troyes

  Chrétien, de Troyes, active 12th century

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  (1170–1190) Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet who wrote the earliest literary version of the Grail in the Arthurian cycle of stories. He also invented the character of Lancelot in the story Knight of the Cart

• Amadis of Gaul

  a Novel of Chivalry of the 14th Century Presumably First Written in Spanish

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  (early 1300's, compiled by Rodriguez de Montalvo 1508 ) ”First published in the Catalan language in Valencia in 1490, Tirant lo Blanc ("The White Tyrant") is a sweeping epic of chivalry and high adventure. With great precision and verve, Martorell…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tales of the White Knight

  Tirant Lo Blanc

  Martorell, Joanot, -1468,

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  1490. ”First published in the Catalan language in Valencia in 1490, Tirant lo Blanc ("The White Tyrant") is a sweeping epic of chivalry and high adventure. With great precision and verve, Martorell narrates land and sea battles, duels, hunts,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Orlando Furioso

  Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533

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  (1532) "I sing of knights and ladies, of love and arms, of courtly chivalry, of courageous deeds.' So begins Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1532), the culmination of the chivalric legends of Charlemagne and the Saracen invasion of France. It is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation