English Literature from the Norman Conquest to Chaucer

adventure Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon appears Arthur Arthurian ballad Breton lays Britain castle chansons de geste Charlemagne Chaucer Christian Chronicle Church clergy clerks composed Conquest contemporary court Crestien Crusade death Degare early England epic extant fables familiar favour fourteenth century France French friars Gawain Geoffrey Geoffrey of Monmouth Gower Grail Henry Henry II hero Holy honour interesting John King King Arthur knight lady Lancelot land large number later Latin Layamon learned legend literary literature lives Lord manuscript Marie de France matter of Britain medieval Merlin metre Middle Ages Middle English minstrels monks narrative noble Norman original Paris poet popular prose queen redaction religious rhyme Richard Robert Robert of Brunne romance saints Saxon scholars secular song spirit story style tale thirteenth century Thomas thou tongue translated treatises Tristram twelfth century vernacular verse Wace Welsh William writers written wrote Ywain