The Medieval World

Guest Post  by Samantha Knepper   The legend of King Arthur is one that has captured the attention of the public throughout centuries...

William of Orange (or Guillaume d'Orange in Old French) is the central hero in a number of chansons de geste , including: Chanson de Gui...

Whilst reading David Crouch's fabulous book Tournament  I came across this superb source which I thought I would share. It is a poem w...

The old French epic known as Raoul of Cambrai, belongs to a genre of poems known as the chansons de geste  (meaning 'songs of deeds...