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Medieval narrative in poetic form
The chanson de geste (Old French for 'song of heroic deeds', from Latin: gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem
Chanson_de_geste
Lyric-driven French song
songs of chansonnier, chanson de geste and Grand chant; court songs of the late Renaissance and early Baroque music periods, air de cour; popular songs
Chanson
11th-century French epic poem
The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century chanson de geste based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the
Song_of_Roland
12th-century Old French epic poem
Chanson d'Aspremont (or simply Aspremont, or Agolant) is a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste (before 1190). The poem comprises 11, 376 verses (unusually
Aspremont_(chanson_de_geste)
Title character of a 13th-century French epic poem
home and in the East, where he fights Saracens (the term used in the chansons de geste but rejected in contemporary criticism) and wins the heart of the
Huon_of_Bordeaux
1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren
gesture with unwelcome or futile consequences, and an allusion to the chanson de geste, a literary poem celebrating the legendary deeds of a hero. P. C. Wren
Beau_Geste
Gaydon is a chanson de geste written in about 1230 AD. It recounts the story of Thierry, friend of Charlemagne in the Chanson de Roland, for whom "Gaydon"
Gaydon_(chanson_de_geste)
Old French epic poem
The Chanson de Guillaume, also called Chançun de Willame (English: "Song of William"), is a chanson de geste from the first half of the twelfth-century
Chanson_de_Guillaume
Sword of Roland, Paladin of Charlemagne
French) Brandin, Louis, ed. (1919). La Chanson d'Aspremont: chanson de geste du XII ̇siècle: Text du manuscrit de Wollaton Hall. Vol. 1. Paris: Honoré Champion
Durendal
Body of Medieval literature associated with the history of France
Charlemagne and the Paladins. The cycle springs from the Old French chansons de geste, and was later adapted into a variety of art forms, including Renaissance
Matter_of_France
Sword attributed to Charlemagne
that it was crafted by Galant (Wayland Smith) as mentioned in the chanson de geste of Fierabras. The hilt of Joyeuse contained a fragment of the Holy
Joyeuse
Second cycle of the early "chansons de geste"
La Geste de Garin de Monglane is the second cycle of the three great cycles of chansons de geste created in the early days of the genre. It centres on
La_Geste_de_Garin_de_Monglane
form was generally dictated by the genre. The Old French epics ("chansons de geste") are generally written in ten-syllable assonanced "laisses", while
Medieval_French_literature
Type of prose and verse narrative
"the emphasis on love and courtly manners distinguishes it from the chanson de geste and other kinds of epic, in which masculine military heroism predominates
Chivalric_romance
Basin is a chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood. While the Old French epic poem has been lost, the story has come down to us via a 13th-century
Basin_(chanson_de_geste)
Legendary knights of Charlemagne's court
the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) chanson de geste cycle of the Matter of France, where they play a similar role to the
Paladin
French epic poem
Raoul de Cambrai is a 12th -13th century French epic poem (chanson de geste) concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief and
Raoul_de_Cambrai
Old French chanson de geste
The Charroi de Nîmes (English: "Cartage (or Convoy of Merchandise) of Nîmes") is an Old French chanson de geste from the first half of the twelfth century
Charroi_de_Nîmes
The Geste du roi is the title of one of the literary cycles that compose the Chansons de Geste. In the Chansons of the Geste du roi, the chief character
Geste_du_roi
Old French poet
French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. He lived in Arras. Bodel wrote Chanson des Saisnes [fr] ("Song of the Saxons")
Jean_Bodel
Aymeri de Narbonne is a legendary hero of Old French chansons de geste and the Matter of France. In the legendary material, as elaborated and expanded
Aymeri_de_Narbonne
Old French chanson de geste
Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne (The Pilgrimage of Charlemagne) is an Old French chanson de geste (epic poem) dealing with a fictional expedition by Charlemagne
Le_Pèlerinage_de_Charlemagne
Old French chanson de geste
Jordain de Blaivies (sometimes modernised Jourdain de Blaye) is an Old French chanson de geste written in decasyllables around 1200. It is an adventure
Jordain_de_Blaivies
Fictional character in the Matter of France
of Charles Martel. While Astolfo's name appeared in the Old French chanson de geste The Four Sons of Aymon, his first major appearance was in the anonymous
Astolfo
1213 epic poem by William of Tudela
Albigensian Crusade from March 1208 to June 1219. Modelled on the Old French chanson de geste, it was composed in two distinct parts: William of Tudela wrote the
Song of the Albigensian Crusade
Song_of_the_Albigensian_Crusade
Legendary hero and knight
legendary hero and knight who appeared in a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste known as The Four Sons of Aymon. The four sons of Duke Aymon are Renaud
Renaud_de_Montauban
conqueste de la Bretaigne par le roy Charlemaigne ("The Conquest of Brittany by King Charlemagne"), is a medieval Old French chanson de geste (heroic narrative
Aiquin
French epic poem based on the first crusade
The Chanson d'Antioche is a chanson de geste in 9000 lines of Alexandrin in stanzas called laisses, now known in a version composed about 1180 for a courtly
Chanson_d'Antioche
Legendary Knight of Charlemagne
Danois, Ogier de Danemarche; Danish: Holger Danske) is a legendary paladin of Charlemagne who appears in many Old French chansons de geste. In particular
Ogier_the_Dane
Thirteenth-century chanson de geste
de Carthage is a thirteenth-century chanson de geste. It is preserved in four manuscripts, though some are fragmentary. It is a sequel to the Chanson
Anseïs_de_Carthage
French epic poem
French chanson de geste from the second half of the eleventh or first half of the twelfth century. Along with The Song of Roland and the Chanson de Guillaume
Gormond_et_Isembart
Fictional Saracen knight in works of the Matter of France
Saracen knight (sometimes of gigantic stature) appearing in several chansons de geste and other material relating to the Matter of France. He is the son
Fierabras
Old French epic poem
Saint-Gilles in the Hartman and Malicote translation) is a 12th-century chanson de geste. It is preserved in a single manuscript, BnF Français 25516. With Aiol
Elie_de_Saint_Gille
Medieval French epic poem
was eventually attached to the Carolingian cycle in the 12th-century chanson de geste of Amis et Amiles. This poem is written in decasyllabic assonanced
Amis_et_Amiles
14th-century French chanson de geste
La Belle Hélène de Constantinople (or L'Ystoire de Helayne) is a Middle French chanson de geste of the 14th century combining features of epic, romance
La Belle Hélène de Constantinople
La_Belle_Hélène_de_Constantinople
Group of epic poems
The 12th-century chanson de geste of Garin le Loherain ('Garin the Lotharingian'), together with the slightly later Girbert de Metz, form the core and
Lorraine_cycle
Old French epic poem based on the First Crusade
The Chanson des Chétifs ("song of the captives") is an Old French chanson de geste falling about halfway through the Old French Crusade Cycle (a series
Chanson_des_chétifs
12th-century French epic poem
"La Chanson de Jérusalem et la Gran Conquista de Ultramar" in Romania 46:32–48, 1940 Susan B. Edgington, "Albert of Aachen and the Chansons de Geste" in
Chanson_de_Jérusalem
Book by Arthur J. Zuckerman
the Frankish name Theodoric, and the protagonist of the Chanson de geste called Aymeri de Narbonne, as all referring to the same man, a nasi from Baghdad
A Jewish Princedom in Feudal France
A_Jewish_Princedom_in_Feudal_France
Fictitious character in Masonic allegory, based on Old Testament character
between the death of Hiram and the murder of Renaud de Montauban in the late 12th Century chanson de geste, The Four Sons of Aymon. Renaud, like his prototype
Hiram_Abiff
Foucon de Candie (also spelled Fouque, Foulque or Folque) is an Old French epic poem of the late 12th or early 13th century. It is a chanson de geste belonging
Foucon_de_Candie
Medieval Spanish epic poetry genre
A cantar de gesta is a genre of medieval Spanish poetry, analogous to the chanson de geste in Old French. Cantares de gesta incorporate aspects of epic
Cantar_de_gesta
Girart de Vienne is a late twelfth-century (c.1180) Old French chanson de geste by Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube. The work tells the story of the sons of Garin
Girart_de_Vienne
Hero from old French epic
Doon de Mayence was a fictional hero of the Old French chansons de geste Doon de Maience and later French prose renditions such as Doolin de Maience (1501)
Doon_de_Mayence
Fictional Moorish king
Rinaldo. The Cantari di Rinaldo is an adaptation of the Old French chanson de geste, Renaud de Montauban, also known as Les Quatre Fils Aymon. In the Old French
Mambrino
magic bay horse in the legends derived from the medieval chansons de geste. Particularly Renaud de Montauban's. Broiefort, Ogier the Dane's horse. The horse
List of horses in mythology and folklore
List_of_horses_in_mythology_and_folklore
Enchantress in the Arthurian legend
giant and they live in a palace made of jewels. In the 13th-century chanson de geste story of another Paladin, Huon of Bordeaux, Morgan is a protector of
Morgan_le_Fay
French historian and Catholic priest
experience, as well as a number of stories from the First Crusade chanson de geste tradition. The work was written some time between 1250 and his death
Stephen_of_Bourbon
Horse of Roland, Paladin of Charlemagne
paladin's trustworthy and swift steed in the stories derived from the chansons de geste. The French name comes from an expression meaning "vigilant". Veillantif
Veillantif
Type of sword
a medieval sword that is swung by a number of fictional heroes of chansons de geste and romances, and the word became a generic name for a large sword
Flamberge
Medieval French epic poem
Baudouin de Sebourc is a fourteenth-century French chanson de geste which probably formed part of a cycle related to the Crusades, and may well be related
Baudouin_de_Sebourc
Anonymous poem in medieval Latin
geste, in the same tradition as the written Chanson but differing from it in many details, perhaps around the year 1120. Gaston Paris, "Le carmen de prodicione
Carmen_de_Prodicione_Guenonis
Aliscans is a chanson de geste of the late twelfth century. It recounts the story of the fictional battle of Aliscans (Alescans), a disastrous defeat of
Aliscans
Lengthy poem dealing with supernatural forces
line in French literature, though in earlier literature – such as the chanson de geste – the decasyllable grouped in laisses took precedence. In Polish literature
Epic_poetry
Mountain in Italy
376 verses was written, named after this victory, named Aspremont (chanson de geste). Giuseppe Garibaldi, landing here with 3,000 volunteers in his march
Aspromonte
Old Occitan chanson de geste
"Daurel and Beton"), is an anonymous chanson de geste in Old Occitan which full title reads Lo romans de Daurel e de Betó. It is made up of 2198 lines,
Daurel_e_Betó
Cycle of medieval, allegorical, Flemish fable
parodies of medieval literature, such as courtly love stories and chansons de geste, as well as a satire of political and religious institutions. The
Reynard_the_Fox
Old French epic poem
et Mirabel; Dutch: Aiol en Mirabel) or simply Aiol is an Old French chanson de geste. Originating probably in the late twelfth century, the oldest copy
Aiol_and_Mirabel
non-historiographical chanson de geste apart from the Crusade cycle. Damian-Grint 1999, p. 81. Parsons 2018, pp. 57–58. Ailes 2019, p. 33, referring to Gabel de Aguirre
Siège_d'Antioche
Deity and symbol in the occult traditions
chansons de geste. For example, one finds the gods Bafum e Travagan in a Provençal poem on the life of St. Honorat, completed in 1300. In the Chanson
Baphomet
French Catholic saint
hero of an entire cycle of chansons de geste, the earliest of which is the Chanson de Guillaume of about 1140. In the chansons, he is nicknamed Fièrebrace
William_of_Gellone
Legendary short sword
sword name also appears in other chansons de geste of a similar date, e.g. Chanson d'Aspremont (<1190) or Renaut de Montauban (aka Quatre fils Aymon [fr]
Cortain
Tristan de Nanteuil is an anonymous chanson de geste in twelve-syllable verse, written at the beginning of the 14th century. It is a part of the Doon de Nanteuil
Tristan_de_Nanteuil
Magical horse in Medieval and Renaissance poetry
Baiardo) is a magical bay horse in legends derived from the medieval chansons de geste. These texts, especially that of The Four Sons of Aymon, attribute
Bayard_(legend)
Medieval Christian military campaigns (722–1492)
being to support that idea, most notably the Chanson de Roland, an 11th-century French chanson de geste that offers a fictionalised retelling of the Battle
Reconquista
Legendary knight associated with Renaud de Montauban
Maugris or Maugis was one of the heroes of the chansons de geste and romances of chivalry and the Matter of France that tell of the legendary court of
Maugris
Knight in the Matter of France
sometimes referred to as Olivier de Vienne or de Gennes, is a legendary knight in the Matter of France chansons de geste, especially the French epic The
Oliver_(paladin)
Epic poems loosely based on the First Crusade
The Crusade cycle is an Old French literary cycle of chansons de geste concerning the First Crusade and its aftermath. The cycle contains a number of
Crusade_cycle
15th-century manuscript
contains a unique collection of fifteen texts in French, including chansons de geste, chivalric romances, treatises on warfare and chivalry, and finally
Talbot_Shrewsbury_Book
which centers on Charlemagne and the Twelve Peers Chanson de Geste La Geste de Garin de Monglane Doon de Mayence Garin le Loherain Crusade cycle Knight of
Literary_cycle
Medieval tale
all the chansons de geste. Other and later versions of the chanson range from 14,300 to 28,000 verses. Of the dozen extant versions of the chanson, all are
The_Four_Sons_of_Aymon
Literary works of the Middle Ages
poems, prose tales, and romances, more long poems were crafted—the chansons de geste of the late 11th and early 12th centuries. These extolled conquests
Medieval_literature
Title of honor within the French nobility
have been chosen to mirror the twelve paladins of Charlemagne in the Chanson de geste (see below). Parallels may also be seen with the mythical Knights of
Peerage_of_France
Italian writer (c. 1370 – 1431)
(Orlandino) from various legends and chansons de geste, and for his Aspramonte, a reworking of the chanson de geste Aspremont, which also features the hero
Andrea_da_Barberino
Thirteenth-century chanson de geste
Yde et Olive is a thirteenth-century chanson de geste written in decasyllabic assonanced (monorhyming) laisses in a Picard-influenced dialect of Old French
Yde_et_Olive
Constable of France (1320–1380)
conceit derived from the Roman d'Aquin, a thirteenth-century French chanson de geste from Brittany. He initially served Charles of Blois in the Breton War
Bertrand_du_Guesclin
12th-century Occitan epic poem
d'Antioca is a late twelfth-century Occitan epic poem in the form of a chanson de geste describing the First Crusade up to the Siege of Antioch (1098). It
Canso_d'Antioca
Topics referred to by the same term
name for Basina, Belarus Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin) "Basin" (chanson de geste), a poem about Charlemagne's childhood Basin, the area of a dry dock
Basin
French philologist and librarian (1850–1911)
saw the related works of Léon Clédat's on Bertran de Born and of Jacques Normand on a chanson de geste, Aiol and Mirabel. Normand joined forces with Raynaud
Gaston_Raynaud
Frankish military leader under Charlemagne
Roland appears in Entrée d'Espagne, a 14th-century Franco-Venetian chanson de geste (in which he is transformed into a knight errant, similar to heroes
Roland
Genre of medieval poetry
with the important distinction that the poet does not fall asleep. Chanson de geste Medieval debate poetry Strohm, P. Middle English, Oxford: OUP, 2007
Chanson_d'aventure
Type of entertainer in medieval Europe
simply treats at court, and entertained the lord and courtiers with chansons de geste or their local equivalent. The term minstrel derives from Old French
Minstrel
9th-century Frankish cleric
Annuaire-Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France: 7–56. Holmes, Urban T. Jr. (1955). "The Post-Bédier Theories on the Origins of the Chansons de Geste". Speculum
Wenilo_(archbishop_of_Sens)
12th-century poem
Capture of Orange" and "The Conquest of Orange") is a mid-12th century chanson de geste written in Old French. Its fictional story follows the hero Guillaume
Prise_d'Orange
Period of European history between AD 1300 and 1500
since the 11th century, where the most popular genres had been the chanson de geste, troubadour lyrics, and romantic epics, or the romance. Though Italy
Late_Middle_Ages
1096–1099 Christian re-conquest of the Holy Land
Crusade, including Gilo of Toucy's Historia de via Hierosolymitana. The well-known chanson de geste, Chanson d'Antioche, describes the First Crusade from
First_Crusade
Galien rhétoré (in English, "Galien the Restored"), is an Old French chanson de geste which borrows heavily from chivalric romance. Its composition dates
Galiens_li_Restorés
Folklore of people living in France
known as chansons de geste which is Old French for "songs of heroic deeds." It is also called the epics of the "Matter of France": Chanson de geste: Matter
French_folklore
Carolingian cycle
described as "sans nom" i.e. the "nameless" one. A 14th-century French chanson de geste, Valentin et Sansnom (i.e. Valentin and "Nameless") has not survived
Valentine_and_Orson
Fictional character in the Matter of France
stepfather and Charlemagne's brother-in-law. According to this Old French chanson de geste Ganelon was married to Charlemagne's sister and had a son with her
Ganelon
Swiss-German linguist and philologist
Jehan de Condet nach der casanatensischen Handschrift, 1860 – Poems by Jean de Condé according to the Casanatensian manuscript. Aus der Chanson de geste von
Adolf_Tobler
Twelfth-century Old French medieval narrative
Looïs) is an anonymous twelfth-century Old French chanson de geste. It is sometimes attributed to Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube and dated 1137. The first modern
Li_coronemenz_Looïs
Name list
Kudo), in the manga series Case Closed Vivien de Monbranc, hero of a 12th-century French chanson de geste Vivienne (Dragon Age), a character from the video
Vivian_(personal_name)
King of the fairies in medieval, Renaissance literature
of a fairy king in the early 13th century chanson de geste entitled Les Prouesses et faitz du noble Huon de Bordeaux, wherein the eponymous hero encounters
Oberon
French book series
range of subjects is truly encyclopedic, covering everything from chanson de geste and Homer to gastronomy and free will. Not all subjects are academic—they
Que_sais-je?
City and municipality in Namur Province, Wallonia, Belgium
the Ardennes, told in Les Quatre Fils Aymon, a famous 12th-century chanson de geste. In reality the rock was split by the soldiers of Louis XIV after the
Dinant
King of West Francia from 879 to 882
Louis' heroism, piety and poise in the battle, while in West Francia, a chanson de geste titled Gormond et Isembart was inspired by the battle and written a
Louis_III_of_France
Oïl language spoken in eastern Brittany, France
traces of Gallo date from the 12th century. The Aiquin, the only Breton chanson de geste, contains several terms specific to contemporary Gallo, such as s'aroter
Gallo_language
is believed that the Chanson de Roland was sung at the Battle of Hastings, and some Anglo-Norman manuscripts of Chansons de geste have survived to this
Literature_of_England
Frankish Burgundian leader
are found in several early manuscripts. The earliest chanson de geste, called Le Chanson de Girart de Roussillon, dates from the second half of the 12th
Girart_de_Roussillon
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