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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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rijmkroniek over de slag bij Woeringen; German: Reimchronik der Schlacht von Worringen) and by other names, is a rhyming chronicle and chanson de geste-type chivalric
Rhyming Chronicle of Worringen
Rhyming_Chronicle_of_Worringen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
century"; a growing body of secular vernacular literature (including the chanson de geste, chivalric romance, troubadour and trouvère poetry, etc.) and medieval
France_in_the_Middle_Ages
Weekly magazine published in Belgium
David Coward, ed. (2008). A History of French Literature: From Chanson de geste to Cinema. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. p. 521. ISBN 978-0-470-75195-4
Femmes_d'Aujourd'hui
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Cannibals in legends and works written before World War I
to be cooked "to perfection" and then enjoyed. Richard Coer de Lyon, a chanson de geste from the early 14th century, tells that King Richard I of England
Cannibalism_in_literature
Character in a medieval tale
specific identity to this knight, but the Old French Crusade cycle of chansons de geste adapted it to make the Swan Knight (Le Chevalier au Cigne, first version
Knight_of_the_Swan
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
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