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La geste des Engleis en Yrlande
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Anglo-Norman narrative poem, a kind of chanson de geste, composed in Ireland, which relates how the stage was set for the invasion and conquest of Ireland and seeks to justify English occupation. It focuses on the story of Díarmait Mac Murchada, the ousted king of Leinster, who secured military aid from Richard ‘Strongbow’ de Clare, earl of Pembroke, to help him regain his kingdom and paved the way for the invasion by Henry II of England.
Lais (Marie de France)
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Marie de France
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Marie de France
(fl. late 12th century)
Medieval poet from France, who was active at the court of King Henry II; author of twelve Lais, an Isopet (collection of fables), and the Espurgatoire seint Patriz.
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Le voyage de saint Brendan (Benedeit)
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Benedeit
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Benedeit
(fl. 12th century)
Anglo-Norman poet and author of a versified adaptation of the Navigatio sancti Brendani, which he dedicated to Aaliz, identifiable with Henry I’s second wife Adeliza of Louvain (or according to another MS, to Mahalt la reine, who is identifiable with Henry’s first wife, Edith Matilda).
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