Roman de Rou

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Wace presents his Roman de Rou to Henry II in this illustration from 1824
Saint Helier, Wace informs the reader of the Roman de Rou that he was born in Jersey

Roman de Rou ("

.

Following the success of his

Benoît de Sainte-More
).

The work was started in the year 1160, and Wace seems to have performed his last revisions in the mid-1170s.

Composition

The work consists of:

A 750-line section known as Le Romaunz de Rou et des dus de Normendie appended in some editions appears to be an early draft, abandoned and later reworked into the final redaction.

Sources

Wace used as sources for his history of the Dukes of Normandy:

See also

References

  • ISBN 0-901897-34-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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